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Population of endangered hirola antelope on the decline

A collared hirola in the wild. [Courtesy]

The hirola population has continued to shrink despite efforts by conservationists to save the world’s rarest antelope.

Hirolas, which are found only in Kenya and Somalia, and which are considered the world’s most endangered antelopes, have been plagued by disease and habitat loss.

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