Critically endangered Mhorr gazelle born

(ANSA) - Turin, October 27 - A baby gazelle from the critically endangered Mhorr subspecies has been born in Turin's ZOOM biopark, officials announced Thursday.
    ZOOM is home to four adult male and four adult female Mhorr gazelles, and the newcomer is a welcome addition. A subspecies of the dama gazelle, the reddish Mhorr gazelle with its think legs, long slender neck and long, S-shaped horns has been driven almost to extinction by intensive hunting and habitat loss due to overgrazing, desertification, and armed conflicts in the central African countries that were once its home.
    Reproduction in parks and nature reserves is the key to preserving this lovely animal from extinction.
    An estimated 15 specimens live in Senegal's Guembeul Natural Reserve.