The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Hippopotamus amphibius

 – Vulnerable

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Associated Press. November 3 2003. Hippo population decimated in Burundi, Aloys Niyoyita

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Cole, M. 1992. Zimbabwe’s hippos threatened by drought. New Scientist. 134(1817): 9

Games, I. 1990. A survey of hippopotamus in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. (unpublished). Report to the Dirctor of Wildlife, Tanzania. 4 pp.

Hillman Smith, A.K., Merode, E., Smith, F., Ndey, A., Mushenzi, N. and Mboma, G. 2003. Virunga National Park – North Aerial Census of March 2003

Jacobsen, N.H.G., and Kleynhaus, C.J. 1993. The importance of wiers as refugia for hippopotamus and crocodiles in the Limpopo River, South Africa. Water South Africa. 19: 301-306

Kayanja, F.I.B. 1989. The reproductive biology of the male hippopotamus. Symposium of the Zoological Society of London. 61: 181-186

Lewison, R.L. 2005. (in prep.). Population responses to environmental and human-mediated disturbances: Assessing the vulnerability of the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Animal Conservation.

Mwanika, V.B., Siegismundo, H.R., Bosco, J., Okello, A., Masembe, C., Arctander, P., and Nyakaana, S. 2003. A recent bottleneck in the warthog and elephant populations of Queen Elizabeth National Park, revealed by a comparative study of four mammalian species in Uganda national parks. Animal Conservation. 6: 237–245.

New Vision. 2002. UWA Allows Export of Questionable Teeth

Oliver, W.L.R. (ed.) 1993. Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group and Hippos Specialist Group. IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland.

Pigs, Peccaries and Hippos Specialist Group. For more information, see the Hippo Specialist Sub Group website

Shambaugh, J., Oglethorpe, J. and Ham, R. 2001. The Trampled Grass: Mitigating the impacts of armed conflict on the environment. Washington, DC: Biodiversity Support Program.

Shoumatoff, A. 2000. Four World Heritage sites in danger in Eastern Congo: Biodiversity conservation in the vortex of civil war. Report to the United Nations Foundation.

TAWIRI. 2001. Total Count of Hippopotamus in Tanzania.

TRAFFIC. 1997. Seizures and prosecutions. TRAFFIC Bulletin. 17(1)

Vega, I. 1995. The hippo, threatened due to ivory trade. Quercus, III, Mayo.

Viljoen, P.C. 1995. Changes in number and distribution of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Sabie River, Kruger National Park, during the 1992 drought. Koedoe. 38: 115-121

Viljoen, P.C. and Biggs, H.C. 1998. Population trends of hippopotami in the rivers of Kruger National Park, South Africa. In: N. Dunstone & M.L. Gorman (eds) Behavior and Ecology of Riparian Mammals. pp:251–279. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London. Cambridge Press, London.

Weiler, P., De-Meulenaer, T. and Vanden-Block, A. 1994. Recent trends in the international trade of hippopotamus ivory. Traffic Bulletin - IUCN Wildlife Trade Monitoring Unit. 15: 47-49.

World Water Council – WWC. 2004. Analysis of the Third World Water Forum. World Water Council, Secretariat of the 3rd World Water Forum


Citation: Lewison, R. & Oliver, W. 2006. Hippopotamus amphibius. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 May 2008.
Disclaimer: To make use of this information, please check the Copyright and Data Disclaimer.
Feedback: If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please fill in the feedback form so that we can correct or extend the information provided.