'Homecoming': Critically endangered antelopes returned to Kenyan forests from Czech zoo
Summary
Four critically endangered mountain bongos were returned to Kenya from a Czech zoo to help increase their population. These rare antelopes will be cared for and then released into protected forests in Kenya.Key Facts
- Mountain bongos are rare antelopes with stripes and are critically endangered.
- Fewer than 100 bongos remain in the wild.
- The four bongos came from the Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic.
- They arrived in Kenya packed in wooden crates via a KLM cargo flight.
- Kenyan officials called this event a "homecoming" for the bongos.
- After quarantine, the bongos will live at Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy before release.
- The conservancy plans to use them to strengthen the genetic diversity of the species.
- The Czech Republic and Kenya have a partnership focused on animal conservation.
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