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Kenya Welcomes Four Czech Mountain Bongos, Boosts Conservation

5/2/2026

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Kenya Receives Bongos

Kenya will receive four male mountain bongos from the Czech Republic's Safari Park in late April.
The bongos flew on a KLM cargo plane after health, genetic screening and quarantine.
Kenya Wildlife Service officials Musalia Mudavadi and Rebecca Miano received the animals, calling it a homecoming.
Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild, prompting the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to target 750 by 2025.

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EAZA Transfers Bongos

EAZA coordinated bongo antelope transfer with Zoo Bojnice, Frankfurt, Prague, Chester and Safari Park Dvur Králové.
Dr Nick Davis, EAZA bongo breeding programme coordinator, called the move a milestone.
Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy’s herd grew from 18 in 2004 to 101 March 2026.
The herd now forms a genetically managed, multi-generational group.
Animals entered the Mawingu Mountain Bongo Sanctuary, managed with Kenya Forest Service under Kenya’s “One Plan Approach,” praised by Ambassador Nicol Adamcová.

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Kenya Receives Bongos

Kenya will receive four male mountain bongos from the Czech Republic's Safari Park in late April.
The bongos flew on a KLM cargo plane after health, genetic screening and quarantine.
Kenya Wildlife Service officials Musalia Mudavadi and Rebecca Miano received the animals, calling it a homecoming.
Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild, prompting the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to target 750 by 2025.

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