Subspecies Status and Conservation
The mhorr gazelle subspecies N. dama mhorr is extinct in the wild but present in breeding programs in Europe and America, and several reintroduction efforts have introduced animals into former and similar habitat areas.
The dama nominate subspecies N. dama dama is extinct in the wild and not represented in captivity.
The addra subspecies N. dama ruficollis is still present in the wild but quickly declining. Its numbers have fallen by 80% over the last decade, and the addra gazelle is now listed as critically endangered, though there are still as many as 2000 left. They occur in poor countries and little action is taken to protect the species, the national parks are not well guarded and poaching still occurs. Captive populations are managed in zoos in Africa and America.
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