Scimitar-horned+oryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx (//Oryx dammah//) Born to be Wild!

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Endangered since: September 2, 2005

The Endangered Species Act of 1973:
 * Authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened.
 * Prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species.
 * Provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds.
 * Authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
 * Authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations.
 * Authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued thereunder.

Descrtption: Physical: behavior: Diet: Reproduction: They live in the steppes, semi-deserts, and deserts of central north Africa. They are said to be extinct in the wild, but the numbers in captivity are rising. Zoos all around the world are breeding the oryx to help raise their numbers. Desertification and Poatching has lead to a major decline in their numbers.
 * 1) body length 5.3-5.8 feet
 * 2) shoulder height 3.6-4.1 feet
 * 3) tail length 2 feet
 * 4) weight 395-440 lbs
 * 1) remain solitary
 * 2) migrate to Sahara during wet season.
 * 3) go for weeks without drinking water.
 * 1) they mainly eat grasses, but also legumes, leaves, fruit of trees, and shrubs.
 * 2) can survive 9-10 months without drinking water, only using moisture from plants.
 * 1) gestation period is 8-8.5 montha
 * 2) only one at a time
 * 3) mature at 1.5-2 years
 * farming and people moving onto their land, and grasing animals are turning the grassy land into deserts.
 * Hunters go after this animal for their long, curved horns.

Some organizations invested to saving this animal. [|Heart of the Lonestar] [|NTFARC]