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| Authors: | R. G. Cooper Kh. M. A. Mahrose J. O. Horbańczuk R. Villegas-Vizcaíno S. Kennou Sebei A. E. Faki Mohammed |
| Affiliation: | 1.Physiology Division,Birmingham City University,Birmingham,UK;2.Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture,Zagazig University,Sharkia,Egypt;3.Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding,Polish Academy of Sciences,Kosowska,Poland;4.Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro,Torreón Coah,México;5.Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Mograne,Zaghouan,Tunisie;6.Ministry of Science & Technology,Animal Resources Research Corporation, Wild Life Research Centre,Khartoum,Sudan |
| Abstract: | The aim of the current report was to study the literature pertinent to wild populations of ostriches and their ecological and behavioural adaptations in the wild. Selected areas included palaeontology; ostrich distribution; conservation status and relationships with humans and habitat. There is an immediate and urgent need to conserve and protect the apparently rapidly declining populations of wild ostriches with the committed involvement of governments and funding bodies. Wildlife management is an important complement to the farming of livestock. Scientists need to understand the elements of ostrich behaviour in the wild in order to make informed decisions on their management and contact with other animals. Information of the like should be included in readily-accessible and annually updated wildlife manuals. We deemed that such information was an essential part in the conservation of this dwindling ratite. |
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