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Addax

 

 Once roaming in vast numbers across the Sahara’s arid landscapes, the addax has faced a dramatic decline. Now, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining in the wild, this nomadic desert antelope is one of the world’s most endangered species, listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

North Afican Ostrisch

Today, the largest bird on Earth has lost 99.8% of its historic range and is found only across four countries (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic and Senegal) with a few small populations remaining in the region.

Fennec Fox

 

 The fennec, fennec or desert fox is a species of carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family that lives in the Sahara Desert and the Sinai Peninsula.