Mountain gazelles in Turkiye’s Hatay

HATAY, TURKIYE – SEPTEMBER 01: A view of mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella) under natural protection measures as they are in danger of extinction at the “Hatay Mountain Gazelle Wildlife Development Area” located in the Kirikhan and Kumlu districts of Hatay, Turkiye on September 01, 2022. The population of mountain gazelles, which were determined to be around 150 in the first census in 2009, reached 1280 last year with protection measures, while the number of mountain gazelles is expected to increase by 20 percent until the end of 2022.