From 'Extinct in the Wild' to 'Endangered' is the conservation equivalent of a glow-up.
A species once declared extinct in the wild now has more than 600 animals living wild in Chad.
The scimitar-horned oryx had vanished from its native North African range and was declared Extinct in the Wild. In 2016, conservationists released 23 captive-bred animals into Chad's Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve, and the herd has since grown past 600. In 2023 the IUCN downlisted the species to Endangered, crediting the reintroduction's success.
Source: A species once declared extinct in the wild now has more than 600 animals living wild in Chad. — r/UpliftingNews
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