Assessor: Matthew Child
The trade in this species is local subsistence and local, national and international commercial trade in meat, live sales and trophy hunts. There is no anticipated negative effect on the population. Trade has had a positive effect through the reintroduction of the species into former parts of its range (Selier et al. 2016). Although it has been recorded in traditional medicine markets (Whiting et al. 2011), this is not expected to impact the population.
Selier SAJ, Hoffman L, Castley G. 2016. A conservation assessment of Aepyceros melampus melampus. In Child MF, Roxburgh L, Do Linh San E, Raimondo D, Davies-Mostert HT, editors. The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa.
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/Order%20Artiodactyla.html
Whiting, M.J., Williams, V.L. and Hibbitts, T.J. 2011. Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine at the Faraday Market in South Africa: Species Diversity and Conservation Implications.” Journal of Zoology 284: 84–96.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-29026-8_19
Minimum population size is >10,000 mature individuals (Selier et al. 2016).
Selier SAJ, Hoffman L, Castley G. 2016. A conservation assessment of Aepyceros melampus melampus. In Child MF, Roxburgh L, Do Linh San E, Raimondo D, Davies-Mostert HT, editors. The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa.
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/Order%20Artiodactyla.html