Legal Status
In 2002 the IUCN, listed the western/lowland species as Near Threatened. This may mean that bongos may be endangered due to human environmental interaction as well as hunting and illegal actions towards wildlife. CITES lists bongo as an Appendix III species, only regulating their exportation from a single country, Ghana. It is not protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act and is not listed by USFWS.
The IUCN Antelope Specialist Group considers the western or lowland bongo, T. eurycerus, to be Lower Risk (Near Threatened), and the eastern or mountain bongo, T. e. isaaci, of Kenya to be Critically Endangered. Other subspecific names have been used but their validity has not been tested.
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