The hirolas live in a world where very few people are concerned about their shrinking population, amid calls to save them from the endangered status. Worryingly, the numbers have been on the decline since the 70s due to various factors, and just recently, they were declared 'world’s most endangered antelope'. Theirs is the smallest known number of an entire antelope species. The hirolas face stiff competition for pasture and other resources from the communities in the area, and the locals don't put much effort towards their recovery. The hirolas also want to compete with other species in numbers and not for grass and everything else, and for their numbers to thrive, they must be protected.

Source: The Star October 11, 2019 18:56 UTC