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Balearica pavonina
Threats: No information was located.
Trade: According to data in the CITES Trade Database, no trade from Sierra Leone was
reported between 2000 and 2010. No annual reports have been submitted since 2005.
Management: B. pavonina was classified as a ‘Prohibited animal’ under the Second Schedule
of the Wildlife Conservation Act No. 27 of 1972, making any hunting or capturing of the
species illegal.
SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN
The Republic of South Sudan (hereafter referred to as South Sudan) formally seceded from Sudan on
9 July 2011. Most of the literature and data presented in this section were compiled before the two
countries separated. Unless otherwise stated, the information presented in this review refers to Sudan
prior to the declaration of independence of South Sudan.
Note that South Sudan is not a Party to CITES.
Distribution in range State: The species was listed as breeding in Sudan (BirdLife
International, 2011b). The CITES Management Authority of Sudan (post-July 2011) (A. Al-
Makki, in litt. to UNEP-WCMC, 2011) listed the following areas of occurrence:
Dinder National Park, Radoum National Park, The Whilte Nile Islands between Ad Douiem
and Kosti, permanent and temporary lakes in southern Kordofan State, seasonally flooded
swamps in Western Kordofan State, and lakes and floodplains in the Southern and Western
Dafur States.
Williams et al. (2003) listed several localities of occurrence: Tesi Swamp, Kelling Swamps,
Radom National Park, Lake Kundi, Am-Dafogg (now southwestern Sudan), Lake Keilak
(central Sudan, now southern Sudan), Dinder Flood Plain (now southeastern Sudan), and
the Rift Valley (now South Sudan). Tréca (2009) reported a wide distribution of B. pavonina,
especially south of latitude 12°N, and named major localities where large numbers of cranes
were observed, including Lake Kundi and Randam National Park (now southwestern
Sudan), Lake Abyed and Lake Keilack (now southern Sudan), and Dinder National Park
(now southeastern Sudan). Hashim (2010) stated the Southern Dafur region (now
southwestern Sudan) with Lake Kundi and Radom National Park was the key area for
B. pavonina in Sudan, but it also occurred in Southern Kordofan (now southern Sudan) at
Lake Keilak and Lake Abyad as well as in close proximity to the borders of South Sudan.
Tirba (2000) indicated that it seemed to be abundant in the southern states of Sudan.
Population trends and status: Estimates from 1985 and 1995 suggested population numbers
of 50 000 individuals (Urban, 1988; 1996). In surveys conducted in 2000 and 2001, Williams et
al. (2003) estimated the total population to be more than 25 000 individuals. For all sites
surveyed, the population was reported to be declining (Williams et al., 2003). Beilfuss et al.
(2007) estimated a population size of 25 000-52 000 individuals in 2004.
The CITES MA of Sudan (post-July 2011) (A. Al-Makki, in litt. to UNEP-WCMC, 2011) gave
an estimate of around 26 000 individuals for Sudan; they also provided population estimates
for nine sites in Sudan (Table 2).
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