This blog post is adapted from the Oryx article “”What is in a name? Common name misuse potentially confounds the conservation of the wild camel Camelus ferus”. This post focuses on the genetic distinctions, for greater information on the topic of common naming please see the full article: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605322000114 The wild camel [Camelus ferus] is […]
Confusing Common Naming of the Wild Camel Camelus ferus and its conservation implications
In an appropriate celebration of World Camel Day, WCPF and our co-authors are pleased to announce the publication of the article “What is in a name? Common name misuse potentially confounds the conservation of the wild camel Camelus ferus” in Oryx the Journal. In this article we discuss the implications caused by incorrect English common […]
