Abdullah Nagy- PhD, ecology.
- Lecturer at Al-Azhar University
Abdullah Nagy
- PhD, ecology.
- Lecturer at Al-Azhar University
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Introduction
I currently works at the Desert ecology lab, Al-Azhar University. Abdullah does research in Ecology and Zoology. Their current project is 'Biogeography of Egyptian fauna'.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
April 2013 - September 2014
February 2009 - February 2012
Position
- Ecologist
Description
- An animal ecologist, monitoring some of the endangered/Endemic Egyptian mammals besides updating and maintaining a wildlife database and mapping the biodiversity of St. Katherine protected area.
Publications
Publications (16)
An individual of spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta was killed by local people in Elba Protected Area, South-East Egypt in winter of 2024. This record constitutes the first record of the species in contemporary Egypt since its extinction over 5,000 years ago. The possibility of increased rainfall and grazing practices creating a corridor for hyena dispe...
We examined the probability of past sea turtle nesting as a function of light intensity and patterns of temporal changes of light along nesting beaches in the Egyptian Red Sea. Beaches had a lower probability of past sea turtle nesting as light intensity increased. Light has been significantly increasing on mainland nesting beaches between 1992 and...
The Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas, has lost 86% of its global historical range, and is regionally categorized as endangered by the IUCN. The factors that caused this decline have never been quantified. In this work, field and remotely sensed data were used to examine the ecological and anthropogenic factors affecting the abundance of Dorcas Gazell...
The rapidity of the global biome changes caused by humans exceeds the slow resilience of ecosystems, especially fragile biomes such as deserts. Habitat destruction is the main threat to biodiversity loss, it is seventy times more threatening than climate change. Quantifying and mapping habitat destruction is essential for biodiversity conservation...
Dorcas gazelles are believed to use middens to mark their territories and transmit information. Given the commitment to maintaining a midden, it is believed that middens are not placed randomly. We examined how the habitat (tree height and maximum canopy) and anthropogenic disturbance (camel and human presence) influenced the selection of midden si...
The herpetofauna of Wadi El Gemal National Park, Eastern Desert, Egypt currently includes 28 reptile species. Three large wadies, Wadi El Gemal, Wadi Abu Ghusoun and Wadi Sartout, were observed as a model of the species composition within the national park. Species assemblages, taxonomic and ecological diversity, and the biogeographical affinities...
The distribution of Vulpes cana in the extreme eastern Sahara is described on the basis of new photographic and sight records, as well as a recently acquired specimen from south-eastern Egypt. The proven range of this elusive fox now extends about 1000 km south into Africa along the Red Sea coastal mountains. The proven and predicted distribution r...
The taxonomy and diversity of the scorpion fauna of Egypt was examined based on a
large collection from most parts of the country and in view of recent revisionary sys-tematics. We assessed the validity of listed records in light of new taxonomic findings
and geographic distribution data and present a new list and an identification key to the
sc...
The distribution of Vulpes cana in the extreme eastern Sahara is described on the basis
of new photographic and sight records, as well as a recently acquired specimen from
south-eastern Egypt. The proven range of this elusive fox now extends about 1000 km
south into Africa along the Red Sea coastal mountains. The proven and predicted distribution r...
Increasing conflicts and social insecurity are expected to accelerate biodiversity decline and escalate illegal wildlife killing. Sahara‐Sahel megafauna has experienced recent continuous decline due to unsustainable hunting pressure. Here, we provide the best available data on distribution and population trends of threatened, large vertebrates, to...
An adult male leopard Panthera pardus was killed in Elba Protected Area in south-east Egypt. This record represents the first confirmed observation in Egypt during the past 65 years, and the first confirmed record in this region. We visited the surrounding areas where the leopard was killed and in areas where tracks were observed by local people to...
Dorcas gazelle is one of four antelope species still surviving in Egypt. The species is under many threats across its range in Egypt. The population size and density is also variable in different parts of the species range in Egypt. Sinai is part of this range and is of special significance for the species because it is the most eastern extent of t...
Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) is a one of the few species of large mammal species in the Egyptian fauna. The range inhabited by the species in the mountains of Sinai represents an important bridge between its distribution in Asia and Africa. The impact of various environmental factors shaping its distribution were investigated using distribution mode...
