They were once one of the most abundant antelope species of the African plains, but have become scarce since 1893 due to relentless poaching for their skins and meat.
Hetshi tshi phukha ndi tshithihi na zwine zwa gidimesa, zwi tou fhufha vhukuma hafha kha ḽa Afrika Tshipembe. fhedzi ubva nga nwaha wa 1893 a zwi tsha wanalesa nga nwambo wa vha zwimi vhane vha vha vha tshi khou ṱoḓa lukanda lwa yo na ṋama yayo