This is a list of published documents about dama gazelle, which we aim to keep updated. Please let us know if there are documents that you would like to have listed - we would like to hear from you!
Some of these documents (*) are available here. If you require assistance in gaining access to any of the other documents listed, then please contact: hsenn@rzss.org.uk. We have a library of most of them but are unable to publish them online for copyright reasons. The The IUCN-SSC antelope specialist group newsletter Gnusletter and Sahara Conservation website also host a full list of their reports.
Reference list (alphabetical):
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