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Antidorcas marsupialis

Assessor: Matthew Child

Sensitive in 2010
No
Family
Bovidae
Exploitation extent
Managed - the species is utilised, but utilisation is sustainably managed. I.e. the number utilised does not exceed the number produced by the wild populations - this should be examined on an annual basis.
Justification and references

Trade and utillisation is suspected to be leading to an increase in the population as more ranchers breed, sell and protect Springbok.(Anderson et al. 2016). Although local poaching does it occur, it is not expected to impact the population. 

 

Anderson C, Schultze E, Codron D, Bissett C, Gaylard A, Child MF. 2016. A conservation assessment of Antidorcas marsupialis. 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/pdf/Artiodactyla%20(36%20assessments)/2016%20Mammal%20Red%20List_Antidorcas%20marsupialis_LC.pdf

Population vulnerability
Population is not vulnerable: size is > 2500 mature individuals, AND the number of known subpopulations is > 5 AND range > 100km2
Justification and references

Populaion size above 10,000 mature individuals (Anderson et al. 2016).

 

Anderson C, Schultze E, Codron D, Bissett C, Gaylard A, Child MF. 2016. A conservation assessment of Antidorcas marsupialis. 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/pdf/Artiodactyla%20(36%20assessments)/2016%20Mammal%20Red%20List_Antidorcas%20marsupialis_LC.pdf

Targeted demographics
Mature (breeding) individuals are killed, significantly weakened or are permanently removed from the wild, OR immature individuals are targeted and this significantly impacts mature (breeding) individuals.
Regeneration potential
This species has a fast population growth rate, and there is a good chance the wild populations will recover from exploitation.