By accepting you will be accessing a service provided by a third-party external to https://www.echoactive.com/

Aders' Duiker

Aders' duiker female on Mnemba Island - © 2019 Lorraine Raby Bronkhorst

The Aders' duiker, Cephalophus adersi, is a type of antelope that lives in Boni Dodori and Arabuko Sokoke in Kenya, as well as Unguja, Zanzibar. It is protected under country laws in these countries. Known as Africa's rarest antelope, it is estimated that there are only between 300 and 600 Aders' duiker left in the wild and is threatened by habitat loss, feral dogs and hunting. The latest IUCN rating lists the Aders's duiker as vulnerable, after the discovery of a significant population in Boni Dodori in Northern Kenya but the species is not yet listed under CITES. The population on Zanzibar is rapidly declining and could lead to a regional extinction if more effort is not made to protect the duikers physically but the Mnemba Island population is small but flourishing.

The only videos online about the Aders' Duiker are hunting related or are very amateur, so we have included a clip below featuring a closely related species, the Red Forest Duiker, Cephalophus nataliensis.

FOLLOWERS

POSTS
Pinned Items
Recent Activities
  • adersduiker added the page
    Aders' Duiker
    Known as Africa's rarest antelope, there are between 300 and 600 Aders' duiker left in the wild....
    1. Continue Reading
    Post is under moderation
    Stream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
No posts yet

View More Posts

 

YOU MAY LIKE

A cross disciplinary science art project...
A non-profit committed to the preservation of quiet...
The Mountain Pygmy Possum is Australia's only hibernating marsupial. It lives in Victoria'...
Strettle Wetlands is based in Thornbury, on the eastern banks of the Merri Creek...

YOU MAY LIKE

For all things mossy...
Brunswick, Melbourne based organic healthfood store + café based on naturopathy + earth-co...
​The Tarkeeth is located on Gumbaynggirr country, between the Bellinger & Kalang River...
Defending the nature and culture...

FOLLOWERS

Recommended

The aural richness of a habitat is a direct measure of its biodiversity. Compari...
Birding, Wildlife, Nature and Photography Colombia Tours...
A cross disciplinary science art project...
The Mountain Pygmy Possum is Australia's only hibernating marsupial. It lives in Victoria'...

Search our maps