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Originally published by Nation Newstop
May 29, 2026
18h ago
Why Kenya’s mountain bongos left, and are coming back
How did one of Kenya's rarest animals end up in Europe?..
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Kenya is celebrating the return of the critically endangered mountain bongo, a species that almost vanished from its native forests. Following a successful conservation breeding program abroad, four male bongos recently arrived from the Czech Republic, marking a significant step in efforts to re-establish the species in its homeland.
- The mountain bongo was listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2008.
- The Kenyan government approved the export of 36 mountain bongos to the United States in 1964 to create an "insurance population."
- Kenya's National Recovery and Action Plan aims for a self-sustaining population of at least 750 bongos in the wild by 2050.
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