Bongo : ce qu'il faut savoir

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild. Bongo s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Ghana ce jeudi.

Les faits

• The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.
• Kenya repatriates 10 critically endangered Mountain Bongos from the Czech Republic.
• Four mountain bongos, a rare type of antelope native to Kenya's highland forests, have arrived in Kenya after being sent from the Czech Republic.
• KWS noted that the four male bongos would "play an important role in strengthening the gene pool" of the endangered animals by breeding with the existing population of 102 mountain bongos at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC).
• Last year, about 17 mountain bongos were repatriated from the Rare Species Conservation Foundation in Florida.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Kenya repatriates 10 critically endangered Mountain Bongos from the Czech Republic.

Sur le fond, Four mountain bongos, a rare type of antelope native to Kenya's highland forests, have arrived in Kenya after being sent from the Czech Republic.

Concrètement, KWS noted that the four male bongos would "play an important role in strengthening the gene pool" of the endangered animals by breeding with the existing population of 102 mountain bongos at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC).

Au-delà de ce constat, Last year, about 17 mountain bongos were repatriated from the Rare Species Conservation Foundation in Florida.

Reste à préciser que the first repatriation to Kenya was in 2004 when 18 mountain bongos were flown into the country.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : According to the foundation, about 400 mountain bongos live in captivity in North America.

Plus précisément, In 2022, the conservancy told local media that some mountain bongos previously repatriated had successfully been integrated into the wild and started breeding.

Dans la foulée, Kenya aims to raise the mountain bongo's wild population to about 700 by 2050, through a national recovery plan led by the KWS.

À ce stade, With fewer than 100 Mountain Bongos estimated to remain in the wild globally, the survival of these ten individuals carries the weight of an entire species’ future.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que Total Mountain Bongos in the wild: Estimated 100 individuals.

À noter par ailleurs : Repatriated herd size: 10 healthy Bongos (6 females, 4 males).

Plus précisément, the Mountain Bongo Recovery Programme is a twenty-year plan aimed at establishing a stable population of at least 750 Bongos in the wild by the year 2050.

Dans la foulée, For Kenya, the Mountain Bongo is a flagship species that attracts researchers and high-end eco-tourists, contributing to the KES 200 billion annual revenue generated by the tourism sector.

À ce stade, KWS director-general Erustus Kanga described Tuesday's arrival of the bongos as a "moment of hope, responsibility, and renewed commitment to securing the future of one of the world's rarest large mammals".

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Kenya : 4 bongos des montagnes rapatriés de République tchèque • “Bongo Fury”, de Captain Beefheart et Frank Zappa, réédité : un album dément forgé il y a cinquante ans • Gabon : Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema a-t-il vraiment accordé un passeport diplomatique à Ali Bongo Ondimba ? • Société Étrange / Heat [Les Disques Bongo Joe] • Attaques contre Mason Ewing en France, Fabiola Bongo contre-attaque • Passeport diplomatique d’Ali Bongo: l’opposant Ali Akbar déplore le silence des autorités.

À retenir

• The first repatriation to Kenya was in 2004 when 18 mountain bongos were flown into the country.
• The Mountain Bongo Recovery Programme is a twenty-year plan aimed at establishing a stable population of at least 750 Bongos in the wild by the year 2050.
• The mountain bongo is a large, chestnut-red antelope with narrow white vertical stripes and long spiral horns.
• Recherches qui explosent : Kenya : 4 bongos des montagnes rapatriés de République tchèque, “Bongo Fury”, de Captain Beefheart et Frank Zappa, réédité : un album dément forgé il y a cinquante ans, Gabon : Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema a-t-il vraiment accordé un passeport diplomatique à Ali Bongo Ondimba ?, Société Étrange / Heat [Les Disques Bongo Joe].