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Sue Maas is a Zimbabwean born wildlife artist now living in South Africa. Growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe she became interested in wildlife and the African bush from an early age. Sue trained as a graphic artist at the Bulawayo Art School. On completion of her diploma course Sue married and she and her husband were priviledged to live and work in Mozambique, Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Many of those years spent in farming or the safari world where wildlife was always on her door step making it possible to learn more about the animals and so develop her skill.
Sue has been involved in a number of fund raising projects on behalf of the wild life she loves over the years.
So it was an enormous privilege to be approached by Richard who asked Sue to become involved in the Invicta Wildlife project which she accepted readily.’
Plains Zebra is listed as Near Threatened as it is close to qualifying for Vulnerable under A2a+3c+4ac. Total population across the species’ range is estimated at over 500,000 animals; if 30% to 50% of animals are mature (based on maturity rates in other zebra species) this gives a population of 150,000 to 250,000 mature individuals. However there has been a population reduction of 24% since 2002, and a 25% decline since 1992 (about 2.5 generations, as generation length is about 10 years). Total numbers were estimated at about 660,000 in 2002 (Hack et al. 2002), roughly the same as they were in 1992 (671,000 animals; Duncan and Gakahu 1992). It is very likely that 3 generations ago (in 1985) that the population was similar in size, so it is a fair assumption that the population reduction has occurred within the last 3 generations. Although it is problematic to compare survey data conducted across time, there is no reason to think that error has changed drastically as the methods used remain roughly the same. Should the population reduction increase at the time of the next assessment it is possible that the species will qualify as VU under Criterion A.
There has been a population reduction in 10 out of the 17 range states since the 1992 and 2002 IUCN Red List assessments. In many countries Plains Zebra are only found in protected areas, with little or no individuals outside them. Lack of surveys outside protected areas makes assessing trends and population sizes difficult across most of the species’ range, but for a species that is considered common and widespread the observed decline is worrying.
SOURCE: IUCN REDLIST
