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Iraqi hyena population is decreasing, though wildlife laws regulate their hunting [42] Israel: 100–170 [41] Threatened [42] Although hyenas have largely recovered from the strychnine poisoning campaigns of 1918–1948, and are protected by law, the current nature reserves housing them may be too small to ensure a viable population.
A small population was recorded for the first time at the beginning of the 21st century in the border region between Iraq and Turkey. [13] The sand cat whose presence was recorded for the first time in the desert of Al-Najaf [ 14 ] is a small carnivorous feline located in the sandy deserts (diet consists of small rodents, cape hare, greater ...
The list of mammals of Iraq comprises seventy-eight mammal species, of which one is endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species is probably locally extinct in the wild. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
Males in most hyena species are larger than females, [34] though the spotted hyena is an exception, as it is the female of the species that outweighs and dominates the male. Also, unlike other hyenas, the female spotted hyena's external genitalia closely resembles that of the male.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Iraq. The avifauna of Iraq include a total of 421 species, of which two have been introduced by humans. 20 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, [3] is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN due to its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals. [1]
The extant golden jackal lineage commenced expanding its population in India 37,000 years ago. During the Last Glacial Maximum, 25,000 to 18,000 years ago, the warmer regions of India and Southeast Asia provided a refuge from colder surrounding areas. At the end of the Last Glacial Maximum and the beginning of the warming cycles, the golden ...
The wolves could benefit from the hyena's superior sense of smell, to locate and dig out tortoises, to crack open large bones, and to tear open discarded food containers like tin cans. [ 30 ] As with other wolf subspecies, Arabian wolves can facilitate a trophic cascade by suppressing smaller carnivores such as golden jackals ( Canis aureus ...