Family
Bovidae
Subfamily Bovinae
Tribe Strepsicerotini
Genus Tragelaphus (antelope-like)
Bongo,
Tragelaphus eurycerus
Mountain
bongo, Tragelaphus
eurycerus isaaci
Critically endangered
C2a( i) Decreasing
Lowland
bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
eurycerus
Near threatened
Decreasing
Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Bushbuck
Harnessed Antelope, Kéwel,
Tragelaphus scriptus
Imbabala, Tragelaphus sylvaticus
Lesser kudu, Tragelaphus
imberbis
Mountain nyala,
Tragelaphus buxtoni
Gray Nyala,
Tragelaphus angasii
Marshbuck.
Speke Sitatunga, Tragelaphus
spekeii
Genus Taurotragus
Common eland, Taurotragus
oryx
Tragelaphus
oryx derbianus
Tragelophus
oryx gigas
Giant eland, Taurotragus derbianus
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Family Bovidae
Subfamily Hippotraginae
Genus Hippotragus
Roan Antelope, Hippotragus equinus
Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger
Giant Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger varani
Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus (extinct)
Genus Oryx
East African Oryx, Oryx beisa
Scimitar Oryx, Oryx dammah
Gemsbok, Oryx gazella
Gemsbok,
Oryx gazella
gazella
Scimitar-horned
oryx, Oryx
gazella dammah
Fringe-eared
Oryx, Oryx
gazella callotis
Arabian Oryx, Oryx leucoryx
Arabian
oryx, Oryx
gazella leucoryx
Beisa,
Oryx
gazella beisa
Genus Addax
Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
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Bongo,
Tragelaphus eurycerus

Bongo
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The western or lowland bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, is
a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate
and among the largest of the African forest antelope species.
Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black
and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly
spiralled horns. Indeed, bongos are the only Tragelaphid in which
both sexes have horns. Bongos have a complex social
interaction and are found in African dense forest mosaics.
The lowland bongo faces an ongoing population decline and the IUCN
Antelope Specialist Group considers the
western or lowland bongo, T. eurycerus eurycerus, to be Near Threatened
on the conservation status scale.
The eastern or mountain bongo, T. eurycerus isaaci, of Kenya has
a coat even more vibrant than that of
T. eurycerus eurycerus. The mountain bongo is only found in the
wild in one remote region of central Kenya.
The mountain bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist
Group as Critically Endangered with more
specimens in captivity than in the wild.
Bongos are one of the largest of the forest antelopes. In addition
to the deep chestnut colour of their coats,
they have bright white stripes on their sides to help camouflage
them from their enemies.
Adults of both sexes are similar in size. Adult height is about
1.1 to 1.3 m at the shoulder and length is
2.15 to 3.15 m , including a tail of 4565 cm . Females weigh
approximately 150235 kg,
while males weigh approximately 220405 kg . Its large size
puts it as the third largest in the Bovidae tribe
of Strepsicerotini; behind both the Common and Greater Eland by
about 300 kg , and above the Greater Kudu
by about 40 kg
Both sexes have heavy spiral hornsthose of the male are longer
and more massive.
All bongos in captivity are from the isolated Aberdare Mountains
of central Kenya.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_(antelope)
Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

© Photo Des & Jen Bartlett,
National Geographic,
March 1983
Greater
kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis

imberbis-1.jpg
Lesser kudu
Lesser kudus in habitat
Granada Wild, c/o ITN Source, London
http://www.arkive.org

spekei-1.jpg

spekei-2.jpg
Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus

Eland
The two types of eland in Africa include the giant eland (Taurotragus
derbianus) of western and
Central Africa and the smaller Cape eland (Taurotragus oryx) in
East Africa. The giant eland,
now in grave danger of extinction, can weigh up to a ton.
© www.awf.org
Eland
Photographer: Kenneth M.
Gale, http://www.forestryimages.org/
oryx-1m.jpg
Roan Antelope, Hippotragus
equinus

roan Hippotragus equinus

roan Hippotragus equinus
Sabel, Hippotragus niger
Sabel, Hippotragus niger
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Scimitar-horned
oryx, Oryx dammah

Scimitar-horned
oryx, Oryx dammah
Source: UICN Press Release - 06 February 2009
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Status
justification: There has been no definite evidence of the survival
of this species in the wild for more than
15 years. Sporadic reports of animals sighted in Niger and Chad
have never been substantiated, despite
extensive surveys dedicated to detection of Sahelo-Saharan antelopes
carried out in Chad and Niger in 2001-2004.
A global captive breeding programme was initiated in the 1960s.
In 2005 there were at least 1,550 captive
animals held in managed breeding programmes around the world.
In addition, a large number, probably >4,000 are kept in
a private collection in the United Arab Emirates. Additional
animals are likely held on private game ranches in the USA.
As part of planned reintroduction projects, animals have been
released into fenced
protected areas in Tunisia , Morocco, Reintroduction is currently
also planned at a site in Niger.
Source: UICN Press Release
- 06 February 2009 -
One fourth of antelope species are threatened with extinction
in the world
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Eritrea Oryx, Beisa, Oryx gazella
beisa
Beisa Oryx (Oryx gazella beisa), side view, Samburu National Reserve,
Kenya.
Common Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa beisa) found in steppe and semi-desert
throughout the Horn of Africa
and north of the Tana River
Photo:ChrisHodgesUK
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Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
Addax,
Addax nasomaculatus
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The Saharan bovid
species, Addax, Addax nasomaculatus, at highest risk
of extinction in the near future
Listed as Critically Endangered as the species is believed to
have undergone a decline well exceeding 80% over
the past three generations (21 years). The total population
is estimated at less than 300 individuals across the
range, with the majority of the population in the Termit/Tin
Toumma region of Niger. The population continues
to decline due to ongoing threats of hunting and habitat loss.
It is protected under national legislation in Morocco,
Tunisia, and Algeria; in Libya and Egypt hunting of all gazelles
is forbidden by law.
Addax have been reintroduced to fenced sectors of protected
areas in Tunisia (Bou Hedma NP) and Morocco
(Souss-Massa: 70 animals released 1994-97, increased to c. 550
by 2007). The first reintroduction in the wild
is underway in Jebil National Park, Tunisia, in the Great Eastern
Erg and another is planned in southern Morocco.
There are over 600 Addax in Europe, Libya (Sabratha), Egypt
(Giza Zoo), North America, Japan and Australia
in managed breeding programmes, and at least 1,000 more individuals
are held in private collections and ranches
in the United States and the Middle East.
Source: UICN Press Release
- 06 February 2009 -
One fourth of antelope species are threatened with extinction
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