Poaching continues to put at risk the survival of the Giant Sable Antelope, an emblematic species and national symbol of Angola. The warning was made this Thursday by the coordinator of the conservation project of the Kissama Foundation, Pedro Vaz Pinto, during the ceremony that marked the 30 years of existence of the initiative. The expert stressed that the antelope, considered the rarest in the world, remains on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "critically endangered". According to him, the current population is around 300 specimens, a number that represents only 10% of the thousands estimated five decades ago. The inspection of protected areas, such as the Cangandala National Park and the Luando Integral Nature Reserve, is the responsibility of the National Institute of Biodiversity and Conservation Areas (INBAC), under the supervision of the Ministry of the Environment, and currently has about 50 rangers assigned to the protection mission.