Critically endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya after years in Czech zoo in win for conservation efforts

NewsWorldAfricaCritically endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya after years in Czech zoo in win for conservation effortsIt’s estimated that fewer than 100 of the animals remain in the wildEvelyne Musambi Thursday 30 April 2026 08:40 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2966948To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-mountain-bongos-czech-republic-b2967837.html","title":"Critically endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya after years in Czech zoo"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-32502","index":0}Mountain bongos are known for their stripes (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Africa","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Four critically endangered mountain bongo...