Aug 20, 2022
Two of the first five mountain bongos are released into the recently completed Mawingu Bongo Sanctuary during its official opening within the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy at the foothills of Mount Kenya in Nanyuki, Kenya. The first-ever mountain bongo sanctuary in the world marks an historic milestone in the fight for the survival of the critically endangered subspecies, with less than 100 bongos left in the wild. The conservancy is home to 63 mountain bongos. The animal is one of the largest forest antelopes and endemic to the equatorial forests of Kenya.
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA