NEWS & REFERENCES

Grevy's Zebra Trust News

Download newsletters:

For more regular updates please visit our Facebook page and become a fan.

Popular Articles
Check out:

Ranger Rick Magazine’s September 2010 issue

Stars in stripes: the fight to save endangered Grevy’s zebras. BBC Wildlife Magazine, 28 (1)

Low, B., Leshakwet, P. and Fischer, M. (2006) Grevy’s Zebra: The Northern Rangelands Endangered Species Project. AZA Communiqué, January 2006.

Simerson, C., Low, B. and Fischer, M. (2005) People Make It Happen: Forging Partnerships for Conservation. ZooNooz, September 2005

References

For more detailed information on Grevy’s zebra, you can refer to specific publications on the species. Below is a list of references to help you source these papers from scientific journals, other websites and popular media.

Becker, C.D. & Ginsberg, J.R. (1990) Mother-infant behaviour of wild Grevy’s zebra: adaptations for survival in semi-desert east Africa. Animal Behaviour, 40, 1111-1118.

Estes, R.D. (1997) The Behavior Guide to African Mammals. Russell Friedman Books, South Africa.

Franeschini, M., Rubenstein, D.I., Low, B., Romero, M. (2008) Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites as an Indicator of Stress During Translocation and Acclimation in an Endangered Large Mammal, the Grevy's Zebra. Animal Conservation 11: 263-269.

Ginsberg, J.R. (1989) The ecology of female behaviour and male reproductive success in Grevy’s zebra, Equus grevyi. Symposia of the Zoological Society London, 61, 89-110.

Grunblatt, J., Said, M.Y. & Nutria, J.K. (1989) Livestock and wildlife summary 1987-1988 for Kenya Rangelands. Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Nairobi, Kenya.

Grunblatt, J., Said, M. & Wargute, P. (1996) Summary of population estimates for wildlife and livestock: Kenyan Rangelands 1977-1994. Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Nairobi, Kenya.

IUCN (2003) 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.redlist.org Vol. 2003. IUCN/SSC, Cambridge.

Kenya Wildlife Service (2008) Conservation and management strategy for Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) in Kenya 2007 – 2011. KWS, Nairobi, Kenya.

Kingdon, J. (1997) The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego.

Klingel, H. (1974) Social organisation & behaviour of the Grevy’s zebra. Zeitscrift fur Tierpsychologie, 36, 36-70.

Klingel, H. (1980) Survey of African Equidae. IUCN Survival Service Commission, Gland, Switzerland.

Low, B., Muoria, P., Parker, G., Sundaresan S.R. (2009) Report on the National Survey of Grevy’s Zebra in Kenya: 24-29 November 2008. On behalf of the Grevy’s Zebra Technical Committee, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi Kenya.

Low, B., Sundaresan, S.R., Fischhoff, I.R., Rubenstein, D.I. (2009) Partnering with local communities to identify conservation priorities for endangered Grevy’s zebra. Biological Conservation 142 (7): 1548-1455.

Manyibe, T, Low, B., Chege, G. (2006) Mass Vaccination of Grevy’s Zebra Against Anthrax in Northern Kenya. April 2006. Kenya Wildlife Service, Northern Rangelands Trust and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.

Muoria et al., (2007) Anthrax outbreak among Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) in Samburu, Kenya

Mwasi, S. & Mwangi, E. (2007). Proceedings of the National Grevy’s Zebra Conservation Strategy Workshop 11-14 April 2007. KWS Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya.

Nelson A.P.W. & Williams S.D. (2003) Grevy’s zebra survey: Kenya 2000, Final Report. Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi & WildCru, Oxford University, Oxford.

Nelson, A.P.W. (2003) Status, distribution and structure of Grevy’s zebra populations in northern Kenya. MSc., University of Oxford, Oxford.

Rowen, M. (1992a) Mother-infant behaviour and ecology of Grevy’s zebra, Equus grevyi. Yale University, Yale.

Rowen, M. & Ginsberg, J.R. (1992) Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi Oustalet) in: IUCN/SSC Action Plain for the Conservation of Wild Equids (ed. P. Duncan). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Rubenstein, D.I. (1986). Life history and social organisation in arid adapted ungulates in: Ecological aspects of social evolution (eds. D.I. Rubenstein and R.W. Wrangham). Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Thouless, C. R. (1995a) Aerial Surveys for Wildlife in Eastern Ethiopia. London: Ecosystem Consultants.

Thouless, C. R. (1995b) Aerial Surveys for Wildlife in Omo Valley, Chew Bahir and Borana Areas of Southern Ethiopia. London: Ecosystem Consultants.

Williams, S.D. & Low, B. (Eds.) (2004) Grevy’s Zebra Conservation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Mpala Research Centre, Kenya, 22-24 March 2004.

Williams, S. Nelson, A. & Kabede, F. (2003) Grevy's Zebra Survey: Ethiopia 2003 Available at http://www.stlzoo.org/downloads/EthiopiaSurveyResults.pdf

Williams, S. D. (1998) Grevy’s zebra: ecology in a heterogeneous environment. Ph.D. Thesis, Institute of Zoology, University of London, UK.

Williams, S.D. (2002) Status and Action Plan for Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi). In Equids: Zebras, Asses, and Horses: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (ed P.D. Moehlman), pp. 11-27. IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Woodfine, T., Chege, G., Langenhorst, T., Lumbasi, J., & Low, B. (2009) Persistence of lesser known sub-populations of Grevy’s zebra Equus grevyi in the far north of Kenya: A survey report. First Edition ISBN 978-0-9521397-4-4. Marwell Wildlife, Colden Common, UK.