Saving the mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci): Assessment of the genetic status of captive bongos as a source for genetic reinforcement of wild populations

The genetic diversity of  mountain bongos from  the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) was assessed in this study. There are less than 140 wild individuals of this  rareand critically endangered African antelope, which  has eroded genetic diversity, with only two haplotypes detected with mitochondrial DNA markers in wild populations. Genetic diversity of ten captive individuals […]