PORT CLINTON, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—For the second time this year, a critically endangered Mountain Bongo was born at the African Safari Wildlife Park, bolstering conservation efforts for the rare antelope.
The female calf was born July 14 to mother Maleficent and father Calvin, according to a park announcement Tuesday. Animal care staff report both mother and baby are thriving. This marks the park’s seventh Mountain Bongo birth since 2022.
Mountain Bongos are a large antelope species native to Kenya’s mountain forests. Habitat loss and poaching have reduced the wild population to approximately 100 individuals, leading the International Union for Conservation of Nature to list the animals as “critically endangered.”
African Safari Wildlife Park, located at 267 S. Lightner Rd. in Port Clinton, Ohio, is a participant in global efforts to manage and protect the species.