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Hippopotamus amphibius

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List of Habitats:
1 Forest
1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.7 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
1.8 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
2 Savanna
2.2 Savanna - Moist
3 Shrubland
3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
4 Grassland
4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.3 Wetlands (inland) - Shrub Dominated Wetlands
5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.6 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.13 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas
5.14 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes
5.15 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats
5.16 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools
5.17 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools
9 Marine Neritic
9.10 Marine Neritic - Estuaries
13 Marine Coastal/Supratidal
13.4 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes
13.5 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Freshwater Lakes
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
1.2 Resource & habitat protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
3 Species management
3.4 Ex-situ conservation
3.4.1 Captive breeding/artificial propagation (in place)
4 Education & awareness
4.2 Training (in place)
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.1 Legislation
5.1.2 National level (in place)
5.1.3 Sub-national level (in place)
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.2 National level (in place)
5.4.3 Sub-national level (in place)
List of Threats:
1 Residential & commercial development
1.1 Housing & urban areas
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.2 Small-holder farming
2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance
6.2 War, civil unrest & military exercises
7 Natural system modifications
7.2 Dams & water management/use
7.2.11 Dams (size unknown)
7.3 Other ecosystem modifications
11 Climate change & severe weather
11.2 Droughts
Citation: Lewison, R. & Oliver, W. (IUCN SSC Hippo Specialist Subgroup) 2008. Hippopotamus amphibius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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