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Hope for endangered Roan antelopes at Ruma National Park

Roan antelope

A Roan antelope in Ruma National Park in Homa Bay County. The antelope is facing extinction.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
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By  George Odiwuor

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • M-Pesa Foundation donates Sh17million to save the endangered antelopes from extinction.
  • Roan antelopes are a flagship species in Ruma National Park and are used to drive tourism, which is one of Kenya’s top exchange earners.

There is now hope that the few remaining roan antelopes that are found in Ruma National Park in Homa Bay County will be saved from extinction.

This after the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) got a financial boost to their efforts to protect the endangered antelope species.

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