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Two Critically Endangered Bongos Born at Florida Zoo: This Great New for Our Herd People 1/28/2021 The critically endangered eastern bongo population just got a cute boost. According to a release from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, two eastern bongos were recently born to first-time moms at the Florida zoo. One arrived on Dec. 17 and the other was born on Jan. 8. The calves, both female, are half-sisters that share a father named Mickey. Our animal care team is very excited with how well the first-time mothers are doing. This is great news for our herd and we look forward to more offspring in the future to enhance conservation efforts for this species, Corey Neatrour, the zoo s assistant curator of mammals, said in a statement. ....
THE STANDARD Mountain bongo antelopes are said to be endangered species. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Perhaps it is their almost mysterious shyness that makes mountain bongos rare, always retreating into the toughest terrains within their natural ranges. The Mountain bongo, a beautiful, elusive and coppery red antelope with white stripes and spiral horns, is the largest forest antelope and can only be found in the wild in Kenya. They are only found in their natural habitat in Aberdare, Mt Kenya and Eburu forests. Mountain bongo has been classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with its population in the wild having declined to less than 100 individuals due to poaching, diseases and destruction of habitat because of human encroachment. ....
The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC) joined hands with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, and other key stakeholders to launch the Mawingu Mountain Bongo Sanctuary, an 800 acre indigenous forest area on the slopes of Mount Kenya. The Sanctuary is a fundamental element in the conservation of the species and represents the next step in its breeding program. It will enable the rewilding of the animals and provide the National Bongo Task Force with individuals for reintroduction into indigenous habitats such as Ragati, Eburu, Mau and Aberdares forests with the aim to achieve a sustainable population in line with the National Mountain Bongo Recovery and Action Plan 2019-2023. ....