Sidedoor: Don’t call me extinct

Follow the remarkable story as an African antelope that may have inspired ancient stories of the unicorn makes a comeback from the brink of extinction.

Extinct species don’t usually get a do-over…but don’t tell that to the scimitar-horned oryx. Erased from the wild for three decades, these desert antelope are back in the Central African country of Chad with a thriving herd of over a hundred individuals. But how did this happen? In this episode of Sidedoor, visit the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and a remote animal reserve in the United Arab Emirates to reveal the twists and turns of this amazing comeback story.

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