Vegetative habitat selection of Scimitar horned oryx (Oryx dammah) in Bouhedma National Park, Southern Tunisia

The present study aims to analyze the habitat selection of the Scimitar horned oryx, reintroduced in Bouhedma National Park (south Tunisia) and to identify the phytoecological factors affecting their occurrence during winter 2011 and spring 2012. Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) performed by SAS package revealed that the vegetation is not the main factor in the selection of habitat by oryx in the park. It avoids glaze and mountain areas despite the presence of palatable species.