The mountain bongo, absent from Kenya's forests since 1994, is being reintroduced at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki. The first 10 were released into the wild in 2022; the conservancy now holds 102, recently joined by four males from European zoos to diversify the gene pool. The target is 750 wild bongos by 2050.
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Kenias „Geist des Waldes» fasst erneut Fuss in der Wildnis

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Der Bergbongo, seit 1994 aus Kenias Wäldern verschwunden, wird im Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki wieder angesiedelt. Die ersten 10 wurden 2022 freigelassen; heute beherbergt das Schutzgebiet 102 Tiere, kürzlich ergänzt durch vier Männchen aus europäischen Zoos zur genetischen Diversifizierung. Ziel ist eine Wildpopulation von 750 Bergbongos bis 2050.

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