CNN

‘An incredible conservation story’: Oregon Zoo welcomes birth of rare antelope once facing extinction

The newest addition to the Oregon Zoo is adorable, and it’s helping boost the population of a once-endangered species. A baby bontebok was born at the Zoo April 1 to Winter, his 8-year-old mother, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ever Heard of the Bontebok? It’s an African Animal Humans Nearly Destroyed, Then Saved

The African bontebok is a medium-size antelope with dark shading on its flanks and marked with white stockings, belly and rump. At one point only 17 of these animals existed in the world, but now they ...
KTVZ

Oregon Zoo welcomes bouncing baby bontebok — a rebounding species success story

'Cute little guy' represents ‘one of the most dramatic conservation success stories anywhere’ PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Zoo welcomed a rare African bontebok calf this month, the latest ...
KOIN 6

Animal once on brink of extinction gives birth at Oregon Zoo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An animal that had previously been hunted to the brink of extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries gave birth to a calf at the Oregon Zoo on April 1. Winter, an 8-year-old ...
E&E

Hunters bag a win with loosened rules on bontebok trade

Removing the antelope from trade restrictions will promote private conservation, according to a proposal offered by South Africa during a recent U.N. summit on trade in endangered species. American ...
katu

Oregon Zoo introduces rare baby bontebok, praises conservation project

PORTLAND, Ore. — A rare African bontebok calf was born this month at the Oregon Zoo. Officials say the week-old calf weighs around 18 pounds and appears healthy. The bontebok is a type of antelope ...
Mail & Guardian

Bontebok delisted at Cites: South Africa wins bid to lift international trade restrictions

Restrictions on international trade have been lifted from South Africa’s endemic bontebok, a once-imperilled antelope that has rebounded from the brink of extinction. The decision to delete the ...
Wane

Meet Fort Wayne Zoo’s new bontebok

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – There’s a new face on the veldt in the African Journey in Fort Wayne Zoo. Norman the bontebok joined the zebras and wildebeest last week. Now, Wild on WANE got to know more ...
KVUE

Rare African bontebok antelope calf makes debut at Oregon Zoo

A rare African bontebok antelope calf born on February 2 made her public debut at Oregon Zoo on Thursday. The calf named Tutula bounded about its zoo enclosure in the zoo's African Savannah area under ...
KOIN 6

3-week-old bontebok calf jumps for joy as sunny days arrive

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Three weeks after a bontebok named Winter gave birth to a calf at The Oregon Zoo, the little one is getting its first taste of a sunny spring. The mother and son live in the ...
KTVZ

Oregon Zoo zookeepers, vets rally to save rare African antelope, a bontebok calf

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A rare African antelope that almost didn’t live past its first few days is now a month old and well on the road to recovery at the Oregon Zoo. Keepers were thrilled when ...