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Background

My main research as part of my PhD is on conservation oriented ecological genetic studies of mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni), endangered antelope endemic to Ethiopia. My ecological study aims to address questions related to spatiotemporal distribution pattern, population estimates and identifying localities to be prioritized for conservation by developing GIS based habitat suitability model for the species. A study on habitat preference and behavioural ecology of the species is also under progress, based on continuous focal watch of 19 collared mountain nyala (9 with GPS and 10 with VHF collars). Genetic population differentiation of the species across the fragmented landscape of Ethiopian highlands is studied from microsatellite data, using pellets as DNA source. The information provided by this first ever detailed study of the species will provide important input for the long-term conservation management plan of the species. In addition, I am involved in the behavioural ecology studies of endemic primates of Ethiopia particularly on the bale monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis), blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis boutourlinii) and the gelada baboon of Arussi highlands (Theropithecus gelada ?).

Tags: Ecology, Global South, Conservation

Publications

  • Worku, Ejigu Alemayehu; Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob; Evangelista, Paul H.; Bekele, Afework; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2023). Group size dynamics of the endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in protected areas of the Arsi and Ahmar Mountains, Ethiopia. Global Ecology and Conservation. ISSN 2351-9894. 46, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02546. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fashing, Peter; Nguyen, Nga; Demissew, Sebsebe; Gizaw, Abel ; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha & Mekonnen, Addisu [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Ecology, evolution, and conservation of Ethiopia’s biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 119(50). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2206635119. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Atickem, Anagaw; Tsegaye, Diress; Chala, Desalegn; Bekele, Afework & Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Home range, habitat use, and activity patterns of African wolves (Canis lupaster) in the Ethiopian highlands. Global Ecology and Conservation. ISSN 2351-9894. 40. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02324. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gessese, Misganaw Tamrat; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Flagstad, Øystein; Fischer, Martha; Roos, Christian & Evangelista, Paul [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Swayne's hartebeest in Ethiopia: population estimate, genetic variability and competition with livestock. Oryx. ISSN 0030-6053. 56(3), p. 336–344. doi: 10.1017/S0030605320000927. Full text in Research Archive
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Klapproth, Matthias; Fischer, Martha; Zinner, Dietmar & Loe, Leif Egil (2022). Home range and habitat selection of female mountain nyalas (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in the human-dominated landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands. Mammalian Biology. ISSN 1616-5047. 102, p. 155–162. doi: 10.1007/s42991-021-00216-0.
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2022). The role of rodents in the conservation of endangered species in the Ethiopian highlands. Therya. 13(1), p. 73–77. doi: 10.12933/therya-22-1185.
  • Delkaso, Dereje Tesfaye; Fashing, Peter; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Bekele, Afework & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2021). Feeding Ecology of the Omo River Guereza (Colobus guereza guereza) in Habitats with Varying Levels of Fragmentation and Disturbance in the Southern Ethiopian Highlands. International Journal of Primatology. ISSN 0164-0291. 42(1), p. 64–88. doi: 10.1007/s10764-020-00189-w.
  • Disasa, Behailu Etana; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Tsegaye, Diress; Bekele, Afework; De Beenhouwer, Matthias & Hundera, Kitessa [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Traditional shade coffee forest systems act as refuges for medium- and large-sized mammals as natural forest dwindles in Ethiopia. Biological Conservation. ISSN 0006-3207. 260. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109219. Full text in Research Archive
  • Worku, Ejigu Alemayehu; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob; Bekele, Afework; Evangelista, Paul & Stenseth, Nils Chr. (2021). Human activities increase vigilance, movement and home range size of the endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) at the cost of foraging and resting. Global Ecology and Conservation. ISSN 2351-9894. 32, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01900. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tamrat, Misganaw; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Tsegaye, Diress; Fashing, Peter; Evangelista, Paul & Bekele, Afework [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei): Home range and activity patterns in Maze National Park, Ethiopia. Journal of Mammalogy. ISSN 0022-2372. 102(2), p. 396–403. doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa185. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tamrat, Misganaw; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Tsegaye, Diress; Nguyen, Nga; Bekele, Afework & Evangelista, Paul [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2020). Human-wildlife conflict and coexistence: A case study from Senkele Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary in Ethiopia. Wildlife Biology. ISSN 0909-6396. 2020(3). doi: 10.2981/wlb.00712. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tamrat, Misganaw; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Tsegaye, Diress; Evangelista, Paul; Bekele, Afework & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2020). The effect of season and post-fire on habitat preferences of the endangered Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) in Maze National Park, Ethiopia. BMC Ecology. ISSN 1472-6785. 20. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-0275-3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zinner, Dietmar; Delkaso, Dereje Tesfaye; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Bekele, Afework; Mekonnen, Aemro & Doeschner, Steve [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Is Colobus guereza gallarum a valid endemic Ethiopian taxon? Primate Biology (PB). ISSN 2363-4707. 6(1), p. 7–16. doi: 10.5194/pb-6-7-2019. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Alemu, Diress Tsegaye; Bekele, Afework; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio & Marino, Jorgelina [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2019). Foraging ecology of African wolves (Canis lupaster) and its implications for the conservation of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis). Royal Society Open Science. ISSN 2054-5703. 6(9), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1098/rsos.190772. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gebremichael, Gelaye; Alemu, Diress Tsegaye; Bunnefeld, Nils; Zinner, Dietmar & Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha (2019). Fluctuating asymmetry and feather growth bars as biomarkers to assess the habitat quality of shade coffee farming for avian diversity conservation. Royal Society Open Science. ISSN 2054-5703. 6(8), p. 1–12. doi: 10.1098/rsos.190013. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Bekele, Afework; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Kasso, Mohammed & Alemu, Diress Tsegaye [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2018). Competition between sympatric wolf taxa: an example involving African and Ethiopian wolves. Royal Society Open Science. ISSN 2054-5703. 5(5), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1098/rsos.172207. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zinner, Dietmar; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Beehner, Jacinta C.; Bekele, Afework; Bergman, Thore J. & Burke, Ryan [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2018). Phylogeography, mitochondrial DNA diversity, and demographic history of geladas (Theropithecus gelada). PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 13:e0202303(8), p. 1–18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202303. Full text in Research Archive
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Drouilly, Marine; Bock, Steffen; Roos, Christian & Zinner, Dietmar (2018). Deep divergence among mitochondrial lineages in African jackals. Zoologica Scripta. ISSN 0300-3256. 47(1), p. 1–8. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12257.
  • Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Lemma, Alemayehu; Bekele, Afework; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio & Zinner, Dietmar [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2018). Capture and immobilization of African wolves (Canis lupaster) in the Ethiopian Highlands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. ISSN 0090-3558. 54(1), p. 175–179. doi: 10.7589/2017-03-063.
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Simeneh, Getachew; Bekele, Afework; Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio & Hill, Russell A [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). African wolf diet, predation on livestock and conflict in the Guassa mountains of Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology. ISSN 0141-6707. 55(4), p. 632–639. doi: 10.1111/aje.12399.
  • Viranta, Suvi; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Werdelin, Lars & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Rediscovering a forgotten canid species. BMC Zoology. ISSN 2056-3132. 2(6), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1186/s40850-017-0015-0.
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Loe, Leif Egil & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Biological Conservation Founded on Landscape Genetics: The Case of the Endangered Mountain Nyala in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia. In Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob & Mallon, David P (Ed.), Antelope Conservation: From Diagnosis to Action. Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 978-1-118-40964-0. p. 172–189. doi: 10.1002/9781118409572.ch10.
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Cooper, David; Kock, Richard; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Fisher, Martha & Bekele, Afework [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Immobilization of Mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Gnusletter. ISSN 2304-0718. 33(2), p. 6–9.
  • Buechley, Evan R.; Sekercioglu, Cagan H.; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Gebremichael, Gelaye; Ndungu, James Kuria & Mahamued, Bruktawit Abdu [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2015). Importance of Ethiopian shade coffee farms for forest bird conservation. Biological Conservation. ISSN 0006-3207. 188, p. 50–60. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.01.011.
  • Atickem, Anagaw; Loe, Leif Egil & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2014). Individual Heterogeneity in Use of Human Shields by Mountain Nyala. Ethology. ISSN 0179-1613. 120(7), p. 715–725. doi: 10.1111/eth.12242.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Loe, Leif Egil & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2014). Individual heterogeneity in use of human shields by mountain nyala. Ethology. ISSN 0179-1613. 120(7), p. 715–725. doi: 10.1111/eth.12242.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem & Loe, Leif Egil (2014). Livestock-wildlife conflicts in the Ethiopian highlands: assessing the dietary and spatial overlap between mountain nyala and cattle. African Journal of Ecology. ISSN 0141-6707. 52(3), p. 343–351. doi: 10.1111/aje.12126.
  • Bunnefeld, Nils; Edwards, Charles T.T.; Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Hailu, Fetene & Milner-Gulland, EJ (2013). Incentivizing Monitoring and Compliance in Trophy Hunting. Conservation Biology. ISSN 0888-8892. 27(6), p. 1344–1354. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12120.
  • Tesfaye, Dereje; Fashing, Peter J.; Bekele, Afework; Kassie, Addisu Mekonnen & Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem (2013). Ecological Flexibility in Boutourlini's Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis boutourlinii) in Jibat Forest, Ethiopia: A Comparison of Habitat Use, Ranging Behavior, and Diet in Intact and Fragmented Forest. International Journal of Primatology. ISSN 0164-0291. 34(3), p. 615–640. doi: 10.1007/s10764-013-9684-x.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Loe, Leif Egil; Serbezov, Dimitar; Bekele, Afework & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2013). Population genetic structure and connectivity in the endangered Ethiopian mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni): recommending dispersal corridors for future conservation. Conservation Genetics. ISSN 1566-0621. 14(2), p. 427–438. doi: 10.1007/s10592-013-0450-6.
  • Mekonnen, Addisu; Bekele, Afework; Fashing, Peter J.; Lernould, Jean-Marc; Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2012). Newly Discovered Bale Monkey Populations in Forest Fragments in Southern Ethiopia: Evidence of Crop Raiding, Hybridization With Grivets, and Other Conservation Threats. American Journal of Primatology. ISSN 0275-2565. 74(5), p. 423–432. doi: 10.1002/ajp.21999.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Loe, Leif Egil; Langangen, Øystein Ole; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Bekele, Afework & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2011). Estimating population size and habitat suitability for mountain nyala in areas with different protection status. Animal Conservation. ISSN 1367-9430. 14(4), p. 409–418. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00437.x.
  • Rueness, Eli Knispel; Asmyhr, Maria Gulbrandsen; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Macdonald, David W.; Bekele, Afework & Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2011). The Cryptic African Wolf: Canis aureus lupaster Is Not a Golden Jackal and Is Not Endemic to Egypt. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 6(1). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016385.
  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Loe, Leif Egil; Langangen, Øystein; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Bekele, A. & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2011). Estimating population size and habitat suitability for mountain nyala in areas with different protection status. Animal Conservation. ISSN 1367-9430. 14, p. 409–418. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00437.x.
  • Mekonnen, A.; Bekele, Afework; Fashing, Peter J.; Hemson, Graham & Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem (2010). Diet, Activity Patterns, and Ranging Ecology of the Bale Monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in Odobullu Forest, Ethiopia. International Journal of Primatology. ISSN 0164-0291. 31(3), p. 339–362. doi: 10.1007/s10764-010-9389-3.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Williams, S.D.; Bekele, A. & Thirgood, S. (2010). Livestock predation in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology. ISSN 0141-6707. 48(4), p. 1076–1082. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01214.x.
  • Mekonnen, A.; Bekele, A.; Hemson, Graham; Teshome, E & Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem (2010). Population size and habitat preference of the Vulnerable Bale monkey Chlorocebus djamdjamensis in Odobullu Forest and its distribution across the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Oryx. ISSN 0030-6053. 44(4), p. 558–563. doi: 10.1017/S0030605310000748.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem; Bekele, A. & Williams, S.D. (2009). Competition between domestic dogs and Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology. ISSN 0141-6707. 48(2), p. 401–407. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01126.x.

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  • Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Fashing, Peter; Nguyen, Nga; Chapman, Colin A. & Bekele, Afework [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Build science in Africa. Nature. ISSN 0028-0836. 570, p. 297–300. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01885-1.
  • Rueness, Eli Knispel; Trosvik, Pål; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio & Trucchi, Emiliano (2015). The African wolf is a missing link in the wolf-like canid phylogeny. bioRxiv. ISSN 2692-8205. doi: 10.1101/017996.
  • Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen & Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha (2014). The behavioural Ecology of the African wolf (Canis lupus lupaster) in the Ethiopian highlands.
  • Beyene, Cherie Enawgaw & Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha (2014). Migration pattern and dispersal corridors of the white eared kob and conservation conflicts in the Ethiopia-South Sudan landscape.
  • Meshesha, Anagaw Atickem (2013). Chlorocebus djamdjamensis. In Kingdon, Jonathan (Eds.), Mammals of Africa. Volume II. Bloomsbury Academic. ISSN 9781408122570. p. 287–290.

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Published May 26, 2011 9:51 PM - Last modified June 3, 2016 11:32 AM