Oribi (Ourebia ourebi)

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Threats

The oribi is intensively hunted for food and its habitat is threatened by the development of human settlements (1) (2), resulting in numbers and distribution of this small antelope being greatly reduced (2).

Conservation

The oribi is found in several protected areas throughout its range, including Comoé National Park in Cote d'Ivoire and Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (5), and is the subject of a WWF Species Project (6). This project aims to track captive-bred oribi after their release into appropriate habitat to research their home ranges and their habitat preferences. The long-term aim of the project is to establish viable wild populations from captive-bred stock (6).