Even as the final scimitar-horned oryx was felled for meat and leather on the Saharan dunes, a network of zoos, hunting reserves, and even a royal menagerie, guaranteed they would live on in captivity. Now, 9 years after these graceful antelope were first introduced back into the lands they once roamed, they have become one […]
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Shocking Death of Rare Antelope at Tennessee Zoo After Choking On Trash
Lief, the sitatunga, met his untimely end when he mistakenly ingested a squeezable applesauce pouch that had been illegally introduced into his exhibit. Zoo officials discovered the animal in distress and despite the efforts of veterinarians to clear the obstruction, Lief succumbed during the procedure. Located approximately 80 miles northeast of Knoxville, Brights Zoo is […]
In World First, Horned Oryx Upgraded from Extinct in Wild to Endangered Owing to Decades of Zoo Work
In one of Africa’s last great wildernesses, a remarkable thing has happened—the scimitar-horned oryx, once declared extinct in the wild, is now classified only as endangered. It’s the first time the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation organization, has ever moved a species on its Red List from ‘Extinct […]