Gerenuk have never been an abundant species and make up less than 0.5% of the total biomass of hoofed mammals in Tsavo National Park where it is a protected species and enjoys good habitat.
Gerenuk have never been an abundant species.
At Tsavo National Park in Kenya, where the gerenuk is protected and enjoys good habitat, researchers have concluded that the species makes up less then 0.5% of the total biomass of hoofed mammals in the park.
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• Sources | (Macdonald, 2001; Payne, 2003)
