Thirty years after the scimitar-horned oryx was driven to extinction in the wild, the desert antelope is back in its native Chad. A dramatic reintroduction was was captured on video on Sunday.
The
herd of about 20 – resulting from a successful captive breeding
program – excitedly left their enclosure, except for one female that
was not ready to venture out and a male that returned from his brief
stint in the wild to be with her…
you will be unsurprised to hear me scream ZOOS PREVENT EXTINCTION (London Zoo integral to this effort)
