Endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya

30 April,2026 08:56 AM IST |  Nairobi  |  Agencies

Four critically endangered mountain bongos have been brought back to Kenya from a zoo in the Czech Republic as part of conservation efforts. With fewer than 100 left in the wild, the return of these rare, striped antelopes aims to support breeding and restore their population in native forests

The mountain bongos. Pic/X/KWS


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Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic. Bongos - rare antelopes known for their striking stripes - have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild.

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