ZSL’s efforts to restore the scimitar-horned oryx from the brink of extinction have been successful, with the species being downlisted from ‘Extinct in the Wild’ to ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The antelope, once widespread across North Africa, had seen its population plummet in the 1980s due to hunting for its horns and meat. In 2000…
