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CONGRATULATIONS! OVER 30 CUVIER GAZELLES HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO WILD
POSTED 20 Nov 2019
Between 29th October and 8th November more than 30 Cuvier’s gazelles have been released in Jebel Serj National Park. All of them were born in Tunisia during the last three breeding seasons, and are “children, grandchildren and grand-grandchildren” of those reintroduced from Spain in this national Park in 2016. After three years, the reintroduced population is getting more and more adapted to its new (old) habitat, and its population is progressively increasing.
OVER 20 NEW BABIES HAVE BORNE IN 2019
POSTED 09 MAY 2019
As every spring, we have visited Jebel Serj NP to monitor the new births. Over 20 new calves of Atlas gazelles have born along April and up to now. Some adult females are pregnant; so we are expecting more births along May. The best news are that all Tunisian females born in 2017 are either pregnant or have had babies. If the project continues this year as it did the last two, we will be ready to release at freedom a big group of Atlas gazelles next autumn (finger crossed!)
RETURN HOME: A MOVIE ABOUT THE PROJECT ON SPANISH TV
POSTED 18 APR 2019
Yesterday 17th April the Spanish public television (TVE, La 2) presented the Spanish version of the film “Return Home”, telling the story of the first year of this reintroduction project.
THE THIRD MATING SEASON BEGIN AT SERJ
POSTED 23 OCT 2018
The Cuvier’s gazelles in Serj are now ready to start their third breeding season. During 14-19 October 2018, the research team travelled to Tunis to organize the new breeding groups. This year, with more than 60 gazelles, there are six breeding groups ready to reproduce. As last year, young males born in spring 2018 are living together in a bachelor group.
AN EXCELENT NEWS: THE FIRST YEARLING FEMALE GIVE BIRHT
Posted 26 jun 2018
In June 2018, a yearling female borne in Jebel Serj National Park has given birth a pretty baby. No doubt, this is the best test demonstrating the well adaptation of the reintroduced atlas gazelles and their descendant to the wild environment they are currently facing.
OVER 20 NEW BABIES HAVE BORNE IN 2018
Posted 21 JUN 2018
Our last visit at Jebel Serj National Park (21-26 June) make us very happy. Over 20 calves of Atlas gazelles have borne between April and June in Jebel Serj National Park. Their mothers feed them normally and no problems have been observed at all. Moreover, over 20 yearlings borne in 2017 are perfectly adapted to their new home.
A short video: VIDEO LINK
THE SECOND BREEDING SEASON HAS BEGUN IN SERJ
Posted 24 APR 2018
On the 9th of April 2018, new babies of Cuvier’s gazelle have borne in Jebel Serj National Park. As expected, 5.5 months after the breeding groups were formed, females have begun to give birth the new calves. Up to now, more than 15 new Cuvier’s gazelles have borne. Congratulations!!!
A FILM SHOWING THE MAIN RESULTS OF THE PROJECT IS PRESENTED IN TUNIS AND MADRID
Posted 09 dec 2017
The Instituto Cervantes in Tunis was the place where a 25-min film showing the main results of the reintroduction project was presented to the public. The film is in versioned in Arab, English and Spanish. Tunisian and Spanish authorities were present for this special exhibition. In Madrid, the film was exhibited on the 8th of December at the main building of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in a ceremony presided by Prof. Emilio Lora-Tamayo, President of the CSIC. The Director of the Fundación General CSIC and all sponsors of the project were present
Film preview: VIDEO LINK
A NEW MATING SEASON BEGIN
Posted 04 nov 2017
During 25-31 October 2017, the Cuvier’s gazelles in PN Jebel Serj have been reorganized to establish new breeding groups. The greatest part of the population has been distributed in four breeding groups (several females and one male). Young males born during spring 2017 are living together in a bachelor group.
You can see a nice video...
NEW BABIES IN JEBEL SERJ
Posted 24 MAY 2017
On the 22nd and the 23rd of May 4 new gazelles were born in Serj. Two females have had twins. It is of relevance the higher proportion of twins born in Serj which indicates the good body condition of the females.
A NEW GENERATION OF CUVIER’S GAZELLES IS BORN IN THE JEBEL SERJ AFTER 90 YEARS MISSING
Posted 22 MAY 2017
During the last 18-22 May, the population of Cuvier’s gazelle reintroduced in PN Jebel Serj has been monitored. Between 3rd April and 21st May 14 calves were born. A survey of all the females shows that at least 5 females are pregnant. Therefore more babies are expected to come in the next couple of weeks.
Click down to see a video
THE FIRST “TUNISIAN” BABY OF CUVIER’S GAZELLE WAS BORN
Posted 05 ABR 2017
Last Monday, 3rd April 2017, the first Tunisian baby of Cuvier’s gazelle was born at Jebel Serj National Park from one of the reintroduced females.
It is a beautiful male, who is being fed by his mother as expected.
These are good news for the project as indicates that animals in Serj began to have a normal behavior since the beginning.
Considering that mean gestation period is 5.5 month in this species, we assume that mating happened in Serj just upon arrival, as this new gazelle has been given birth 5 months and 16 days after the breeding group was founded.
CUVIER’S GAZELLE REINTRODUCTION PROJECT IS NOMINATED TO THE “AIZA EX SITU CONSERVATION PRIZE”
Posted 16 MAR 2017
Oasys Park Fuerteventura, Reserva Castillo de las Guardas, Fundación Parques Reunidos, Oasys Desierto de Tabernas, Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno y Marcelle Natureza have promoted this reintroduction project to the “Ex situ" Conservation Prize granted by the Iberian Association of Zoos and Aquaria (AIZA) .
The final decision will be taken ant the AIZA Annual Meeting (Benidorm, 23-24 March 2017).
First Shots 43 Cuvier’s gazelle reintroduced in Jebel Serj NP
Posted 27 OCT 2016
43 Cuvier’s gazelle from Almería (EEZA-CSIC) and Canary Islands (Oasys Park Fuerteventura) arrived Jebel Serj NP on the 18th and 20th October.
Click here to see a video with images of the transport and release.
43 Cuvier’s gazelle from Almería (EEZA-CSIC) and
Canary Islands (Oasys Park Fuerteventura)
will be reintroduced in Jebel Serj NP
Posted 04 sep 2016
Coming so far: 18-20 October.
43 Cuvier’s gazelle from Almería (EEZA-CSIC) and Canary Islands (Oasys Park Fuerteventura) will be reintroduced in Jebel Serj NP.
TWCS and DGF delegates visit Jebel Serj NP to oversee the construction and equipping of the reintroduction site and holding pens
Posted 25 jul 2016
TWCS and DGF delegates visit Jebel Serj NP to oversee the construction and equipping of the reintroduction site and holding pens
Representatives of the EEZA-CSIC, TWCS and DGF met in Tunis to agree the plan and the timeframe for the reintroduction
Posted 25 ABR 2015
Representatives of the EEZA-CSIC, TWCS and DGF met in Tunis to agree the plan and the timeframe for the reintroduction. Jebel Serj NP was then chosen as the reintroduction site
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