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An Antelope So Rare It’s Called the ‘Ghost of the Forest’ Is Being Saved From Extinction. Here’s How.

Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild, but conservationists in Kenya are slowly rebuilding the population.

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A once critically endangered antelope has been reintroduced to Kenya’s forests, though now that it’s there, good luck actually finding it. Its nickname tells you pretty much everything you need to know: “ghost of the forest.” The animal earned that title because of its ability to vanish into dense vegetation, camouflaging itself so completely that even standing a few feet away from it can feel like those videos where a guy in a military-grade Ghillie suit rises up from what you thought was just a serene forest.

According to Associated Press reporting, conservationists in Kenya are slowly rebuilding the population of the Mountain Bongo, a rare striped antelope native to the country’s forests. Fewer than 100 remain in the wild today.

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