Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo

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Kenya Wildlife Service unit locomotion past 4 upland bongos, a benignant of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, upon accomplishment astatine Jomo Kenyatta International Airport successful Nairobi, Kenya, connected April 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP

Four critically endangered upland bongos arrived successful Kenya connected their mode to their autochthonal forests aft years successful the attraction of a zoo successful the Czech Republic.

Bongos, uncommon antelopes known for their striking stripes, person been declared critically endangered owed to poaching and diseases. There are little than 100 upland bongos near successful the wild, according to the Kenyan government. Many were sent to Europe successful the 1980s aft a large rinderpest illness outbreak killed thousands.

Published - April 29, 2026 04:09 p.m. IST

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