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The bontebok has recovered from just 17 surviving animals in the 1930s to between 9 800 and 11 000 today. (Flickr)
BIODIVERSITY SOUTH AFRICA

Bontebok delisted at Cites: South Africa wins bid to lift international trade restrictions

But critics say hybridisation risks and habitat loss mean wild bontebok remain vulnerable

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read