Desert mammals thought to have been extinct for almost 50 years return to the wild: 'It could've gone horribly wrong'

Desert mammals thought to have been extinct for almost 50 years return to the wild: 'It could've gone horribly wrong'

Decades after its demise in the wild, a resilient herbivore has bounced back and could form the vanguard in the battle to curb the Sahara Desert's expansion. The BBC reported on the continuing conservation success story that is the scimitar-horned oryx's remarkable comeback. Desert nomads sustainably hunted them for centuries, but their hides, horns, and tasty flesh led to overhunting with modern equipment, and their wild population was wiped ou…