The plan focusses on the hirola’s natural range that harbors multiple unique wildlife species and flora that are endemic to the horn of Africa biodiversity hotspot. These include the critically endangered hirola antelope, the endangered reticulated giraffe, and the endangered Grevy’s zebra. Other species include a poorly known population of large carnivores (critically endangered African wild dogs, lions, cheetahs, and leopards), the vulnerable African Bush Elephant, Beisa oryx, Oribi, striped hyena, and gerenuks among other threatened species.
These rangelands form part of a sensitive eco-zone that lies between the dry Somali acacia-commiphora bushlands and the moist coastal forest of eastern Africa. Once among the most productive pastures in Africa supporting a wide array of wild ungulates and domestic livestock, these rangelands are currently among the world’s most degraded sites that are continuously under immense pressure from human activities.
The hirola antelope (Beatragus hunteri), the major benefi
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