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The Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species (JBES) is presented with a vision of providing the young talents a platform to encourage them to develop and globalize their skills and talents for the welfare of the society they are associated with and ultimately to the whole world. The Journal also aims to encourage every young talents to pursue research in fields they are interested and also makes every citizen accessible for the new technologies through their innovative ideas and extraordinary thoughts. The Journal aims to provide the highest possible standards of publication by scrutinizing the papers through peer-review assisted by the eminent experts from all parts of the globe.The journal includes a wide range of fields in its discipline to create a platform for the authors to make their contribution towards the journal and the editorial office promises a peer review process for the submitted manuscripts for the quality of publishing.This top best scholarly journal (JBES) is using Editorial Tracking System for online manuscript submission, review and tracking. Editorial board members of the Geography and Natural Disasters or outside experts review manuscripts; at least two independent reviewer’s approval followed by the editor is required for the acceptance of any citable manuscript.Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species (JBES) is an Open Access journal and aims to publish most complete and reliable source of information on the discoveries and current developments in the mode of original articles, review articles, case reports, short communications, etc. in all areas of the field and making them freely  available through online without any restrictions or any other subscriptions to researchers worldwide.The journal is using Editorial Tracking System for quality in the peer-review process. Editorial Tracking System is an online manuscript submission, review and tracking systems. Review processing is performed by the editorial board members of Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species or outside experts; at least two independent reviewers approval followed by editor approval is required for acceptance of any citable manuscript Human pressure threaten Swayne's Hartebeest to point of local extinction from the Savannah Plains of Nech Sar National Park, South Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Nech Sar National Park from 2012 to 2014 and document the major threats why the species is on the verge of local extinction. The park was once known for its abundant density of Swayne’s Hartebeest. We used direct total count methods for the census. We administered semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires with senior scouts who are a member of the local communities. Historical records were obtained to evaluate the population trends of the animals since 1974. The density of the animal decreased from 65 in 1974 to 1 individual per 100 km2 in 2014 with a decline of 98.5% in the past 40 years. The respondents agreed that the conservation status of the park was in its worst condition ever now with only 2 Swayne’s Hartebeest left, with a rapid decline from 4 individuals in 2012 and 12 individuals in 2009. Mainly hunting and habitat loss, but also unsuitable season of reproduction and shortage of forage as minor factors were identified as threats for the local extinction of the Swayne’s Hartebeests. On the other hand, predation, fire, disease and ticks were not considered a cause for the declining trend. Hunting happens mostly out of some kind of revenge since the local community thought that they were pushed out from the land because of the presence of Swayne's Hartebeest in the area. Respondents agreed that the revenge action of the local communities was in response to their unwillingness to be displaced from the park in 1982/3. This conflict situation is resulting from the exclusionary wildlife management policy of the country. We conclude that the human interventions in general and illegal hunting, in particular, pushed the Swayne’s Hartebeest to a point of local extinction. Therefore, we recommend an inclusive wildlife management approach for the continuing existence of the park together with its natural resources so that sustainable use of the resources is in place.

Last Updated on: Jul 04, 2024

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