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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El «fantasma del bosque» de Kenia regresa a Kenya

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El bongo de montaña, desaparecido de los bosques de Kenia desde 1994, está siendo reintroducido en el Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy en Nanyuki. Los primeros 10 fueron liberados en 2022; hoy el conservatorio alberga 102, a los que se suman cuatro machos de zoos europeos para diversificar el acervo genético. El objetivo es alcanzar 750 bongos salvajes en 2050.

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