Bongo Fury
With a number of local extinctions reported and as few as 140 individuals possibly left in the wild, the eastern (or mountain) bongo faces a dire future. There are almost certainly more eastern bongos in North American zoos than in its native habitat. With population numbers so low, maintaining genetic diversity becomes a pressing issue, so captive breeding programs are working to avoid inbreeding among the remaining groups, with the eventual goal of reintroducing genetically healthy bongos to the wild. You can learn more about the vigorous effort to restore the eastern bongo to the slopes of Mt. Kenya here, here, and here.
