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tahrcountry (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
There is new hope on the horizon for the critically endangered Giant Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger variani ) of Angola. Fewer than 100 of these iconic animals that are revered by locals are believed to exist, a sequel to Angola's 27-year civil war. Now a new breeding program to save the species from extinction has just been launched. After painstaking six years of monitoring and tracking, scientists...
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Scientific American (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Travel to the African nation of Angola and you'll see representations of the giant sable antelope ( Hippotragus niger variani ) everywhere you turn: on the country's currency, on stamps, and on company logos. But unless you look really hard, you probably won't find any actual giant sable antelopes. Fewer than 100 of the iconic animals are believed to exist following the devastation of Angola's bloody...
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Green Options (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Sable Antelope Bull in Kafue, Zambia The Giant Sable Antelope has been positively sighted for the first time in decades, proving that it is not extinct, while a less threatened species was sold for almost half a million dollars. The Sable Antelope The Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger ) is an antelope found in the wooded savannah of East and Southern Africa. They stand from 120 to 140 centimetres...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Three specimens of the long missing and critically endangered giant sable antelope were finally spotted Saturday at Cangandala National Park and Luando Game Reserve, Angola's northern Malanje province, reviving hopes that the animal has actually survived the country's long lasted civil war.
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