Beautiful and iconic Grevy's Zebra is the largest of the three zebra species and also the most endangered. Currently the wild population is estimated to be less than 2500 in comparison to the 1970's when they were estimated to be 15,000 - 17,000. The gestation period for females is over a year and they only give birth to one foal at a time making recovery more difficult.
Conservation Status: Endangered
Habitat: northern Kenya and isolated populations in Ethiopia.
Threats: Hunting, loss of habitat, blocked access to watering holes by livestock herders and disease such as Anthrax.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9vy's_zebra
http://www.arkive.org/grevys-zebra/equus-grevyi/
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