Rangeland degradation is poised to cause Africa's first recorded avian extinction

C. N. Spottiswoode; M. Wondafrash; M. N. Gabremichael; Y. D. Abebe; M. A. K. Mwangi; N. J. Collar; P. M. Dolman

doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00246.x

Rangeland degradation is poised to cause Africa's first recorded avian extinction

C. N. Spottiswoode, M. Wondafrash, M. N. Gabremichael, Y. D. Abebe, M. A. K. Mwangi, N. J. Collar, P. M. Dolman

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Abstract

Rangeland degradation by livestock threatens several restricted-range species, but is largely overlooked by conservation biologists. The Sidamo lark Heteromirafra sidamoensis, confined to the Liben Plain grassland in southern Ethiopia, is critically endangered by bush encroachment, permanent settlement and agricultural conversion. Its global range was previously estimated at 760 km2, but in 2007-2008 available habitat covered

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-257
Number of pages	9
Journal	Animal Conservation
Volume	12
Issue number	3
Early online date	11 May 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00246.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

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