This is Fossil Rim's herd of critically endangered addax antelope for #NationalWildlifeDay! Here in our large open pasture setting these herds have the opportunity to use this space, and that is the point. This allows them to move together in search of food, water, shelter, and even the best spot to give birth. #endangeredspecies #wildlifeconservation #safaripark #fossilrim | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

The perfect addax song doesn’t exis… | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

#DYK that addax have reflective coats? Their pale coats act as a natural sun repellant by reflecting the harsh rays. This helps addax stay cool in the extreme heat of their native habitat the Sahara Desert ☀️ | Blank Park Zoo

Meet one of the rarest antelopes on Earth – the Addax. Once roaming widely across the Sahara, fewer than 100 Addax are thought to survive in the wild today, with the species now listed as Critically Endangered. At Monarto Safari Park, our Addax are part of a global effort to ensure this remarkable desert specialist doesn’t vanish forever. Adapted to some of the harshest environments on the planet, Addax are built for survival – but poaching, habitat loss and conflict have pushed them to the brin

🇹🇩#Tchad | 10 Oryx algazelle, 10 addax et 4 gazelles dama ont été réintroduit dans la Réserve de Faune de Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim la semaine dernière. Ces espèces sont ramenées d’Abu Dhabi par l’ONG Sahara Conservation en charge de la gestion de cette Réserve. Les addax ont déjà été relâchés dans la réserve, les gazelles dama ont rejoint le groupe de reproduction en captivité tandis que les oryx algazelle resteront encore quelques semaines dans les enclos avant de les rejoindre en milieu nature