Saving the Bongo: inside the fight to rescue endangered species
- Maria Pinero
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min read
Field produced and cut NBC Nightly News Kids Edition story on biologists trying to save the bongo, an obscure species that almost disappeared forever. The animals are raised in Florida before being taken to Africa, where they are released into the wild. While only 80 bongos are in the African underbrush today, that population is growing thanks to these efforts.




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