Waddan have been sighted at Jebel Uweinat on a number of occasions, mostly at Karkur Talh, and once in Karkur Ibrahim along the western side of the mountain. Although mummified remains are abundant in both main northern Gilf Kebir valleys, the last recorded live sighting was in November 2000 in Wadi Hamra. It is conceivable that the two populations are linked, and waddan do migrate between the two areas, utilizing the more remote Gilf valleys after rains when grazing is more abundant, and retreating to the refuge of Uweinat in dryer periods. (For a detailed discussion on the Waddan range in the Libyan Desert, see MANILUS, Menardi-Noguera and Zboray, 2003).

Since the 2010 revolutions in Libya and Egypt, and the associated reducion in poaching (mostly wealthy Gulf hunters with local helpers) the population appears to be rebounding, with more numerous observations on recent visits to Jebel Uweinat.

Karkur Talh 24th March, 2001 (approx. 5pm) photo by Yves Larboulette		Karkur Talh, 26th November, 2004, (approx. 9am)

Hassanein plateau, 28th October, 2007, (approx. 9am) photo by Gábor Merkl

Karkur Talh, 12th November, 2009, (approx. 9am)

Karkur Talh, 15th November, 2009, (approx. 10am)

Karkur Talh, 16th November, 2009, (approx. 2pm) photographs by Kent Cochrane

Karkur Talh, 9th March, 2010, (approx. 6pm)

Karkur Talh, 20th November, 2017, (approx. 8am)				Upper Wadi Wahesh, 26th November, 2017, (approx. 6pm)