Jabir gazelles' conservation through integrated management approach in Hormuz island, Iran

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Jabir Gazelles in Hormuz

Alireza Karimi

The gazelles’ conservation project in Hormuz island is part of a broader master plan, Presence in Hormuz Development Plan. The goal is to manage tourists' presence, their interaction with the local community, and their impact on the fragile ecosystem of the island.

Gazelles' population in Hormuz has drastically declined in the last few years. Among very causes is the increase in population of feral dogs as invasive species. After meetings with local activists and government authoriites in early 2020, it was decided that dogs would be captured from nature. Therefore, capturing boxes were designed and a vacant school was equipped as veterinary clinic.

Local volenteers captured 40 dogs (75% of the estimated population) which were then sterilized and tagged by the help of a volunteer veterinarian. At the same time, monitoring and provision of water and forage was provided with the help of Majara and local activists.

Last update: 11 Nov 2021

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Context

Challenges addressed

Land and Forest degradation

Loss of Biodiversity

Ecosystem loss

Invasive species

Poaching

Unsustainable harvesting incl. Overfishing

Infrastructure development

Lack of access to long-term funding

Changes in socio-cultural context

Poor monitoring and enforcement

Lack of infrastructure

Poor governance and participation

Lack of food security

Unemployment / poverty

Scale of implementation

Local

Ecosystems

Mangrove

Beach

Theme

Biodiversity mainstreaming

Invasive alien species

Species management

Ecosystem services

Restoration

Protected and conserved areas governance

Islands

Location

Hormuz island, Iran

West Asia, Middle East

Impacts

Developed multi-stakeholder and integrated process for environmental solutions implementation in Hormuz island.
Improved biodiversity of the island by removing the threat of feral dogs on biodiversity as invasive population through capturing and sterilization.
Influenced the local community’s attitude towards biodiversity through community participation in decision-making, action, and monitoring.
Established a network of local community, private sector and government authorities to cooperate on sustainable tourism development in the island.
Estblished HormozBoom, HormozKaar and HormozYaar to facilitate improving biodiversity, livelihood and education in the island, respectively.
Initiatiation of ongoing projects such as recording the biodiversity of the island, pilot birdwatching tours, and integrated waste management by the participation of partner ecolodges.
Established a truly holistic approach to guide the Hormuz island conservation and sustainable development.