The IUCN says the antelope's reintroduction to the wild is the most successful effort for any species once classified as extinctAn antelope species,widely believed to be the source of the unicorn legend and hunted to extinction in the wild, has been brought back from the brink, or conservationists said today as they unveiled the latest update on threatened species.
It is thought the final wild Arabian oryx was shot in 1972,but a successful captive breeding programme and reintroduction efforts mean its population now stands at 1000 in its wild domestic of the Arabian peninsula.
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Source: theguardian.com