Since 2007, when there were estimated to be only 200-300 animals remaining, there has been a sharp fall in direct observations, tracks and local reports. This recent drop coincides with the start of oil exploration and production and an increase in numbers of people transiting through addax habitat.
Some sources claimed addax form herds of five to 20 members, consisting of both males and females…. How many lions are left in the world? Today, lions are extinct in 26 African countries, have vanished from over 95 percent of their historic range, and experts estimate that there are only about 20,000 left in the wild.
This of course begs the question “How many addax are there in the world?”
Our answer is that according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), addax is a critically endangered animal and is nearly extinct. Studies show that there are less than 500 addaxes in the world. Some addaxes can also be found in European zoos and private ranches but those are very few in number.
How many addax are there in the wild?
Today the wild population is not known, but it is estimated to be less than 100. There is a strong captive population of the Addax throughout the world. Throughout Europe, Israel, Libya, Egypt, North America, Japan and Australia, there are over 600 Addax in captive breeding programmes.
One more inquiry we ran across in our research was “Where can I see an addax?”.
There is a strong captive population of the Addax throughout the world. Throughout Europe, Israel, Libya, Egypt, North America, Japan and Australia, there are over 600 Addax in captive breeding programmes. There are also around another 1,000 in private collections through the world.
One of the next things we wondered was: what are the challenges to save the wild Addax?
One thought is that the crucial challenge for the wild addax is to eliminate poaching and excessive disturbance across the desert region where the last population survives.
Should Addax be reintroduced to the desert?
Therefore, while reintroductions have an important role in addax conservation, it is nevertheless essential to protect the remaining wild animals. The crucial challenge for the wild addax is to eliminate poaching and excessive disturbance across the desert region where the last population survives.
Where are addaxes found in Africa?
By the early 2000s, the only remaining, viable addax population was found in the Tin Toumma desert of eastern Niger , which in 2012 was incorporated into the Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve (TTNNR), with some of these addax crossing the border into Chad.