Four Mountain Bongos have safely arrived at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC).
The rare species listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, arrived on a KLM cargo flight from the Czech Republic, where they had been under the care of Zoo Dvůr Králové. The four males now join a growing population at MKWC.
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano led a delegation in receiving the Bongos.
It brought together partners from across Government and conservation, including KWS Director General Prof. Erustus Kanga, Czech Republic Ambassador Nicol Adamcova, the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC), the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), and KLM.
Their return is the result of years of planning under the National Recovery and Action Plan for the Mountain Bongo, and strong international collaboration.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi highlighted that such milestones show what can be achieved when policy, science, and collaboration come together in pursuit of a shared conservation goal while the Tourism CS noted that the repatriation marked a significant milestone in Kenya’s long-term species recovery efforts.
CS Miano emphasized that bringing in genetically diverse Bongos is a critical step in strengthening breeding resilience.
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