Waterbuck  (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)

The waterbuck has been eliminated from many areas within its large range (2), and is threatened in many other regions by hunting for food, competition with cattle for grazing, and the loss of suitable habitat to human settlements (1) (6).

This shaggy-haired antelope thankfully remains widespread in numerous protected areas throughout its range (2) (6), such as Moukalaba Reserve in Gabon and ‘W' National Park in Niger (6). However, even within these areas, illegal hunting and habitat degradation can remain a problem, and thus in many countries, the survival of the waterbuck relies on the continuation and improvement of effective protection of these parks and reserves (6).