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A bongo is a large, striped antelope native to African forests that is known for its distinctive reddish-brown coat with white vertical stripes. It matters because it is an important part of its forest ecosystem and is considered endangered due to habitat loss and hunting, making conservation efforts significant.
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The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a large, mostly nocturnal, forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes, and long slightly spiralled horns. Bongos have complex social interactions and are found in African dense forest mosaics. They are the third-largest antelope in the world.
In 2000, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in the US (AZA) upgraded the bongo to a Species Survival Plan participant and in 2006 added the Bongo Restoration to Mount Kenya Project to its list of the Top Ten Wildlife Conservation Success Stories of the year. As of 2013, these successes have been compromised by reports of possibly only 100 mountain bongos left in the wild due to logging and poaching.