2. Base station Satellite Stations (7) Total Size under MNC management: 28 766 Ha MNC ALL LOCATIONS

3. Animal Management Department: Overall management of the entire mammal and bird collection. 7 satellite stations covering almost 30 000Ha All husbandry related issues and movement of birds and animals. MNC Support Services Agriculture Department: Planting and maintenance of trees and grasses for aesthetic value as well as food sources for animals.

4. Game Capture: Fully equipped Game capture team. Used for chemical, passive and mass capture when needed Bio-security Department: Fully equipped Bio-security Dept Daily spraying and disinfecting of camps, people and vehicles Control measures during disease outbreaks

5. Veterinary Department: Fully equipped Veterinary Department. Vaccinations against all prevalent diseases annually. Treatment, surgery, monitoring of all species. Blood collection for disease screening. Diagnostic Department: Fully equipped Diagnostic Department. Vaccinations against all prevalent diseases annually. Treatment, surgery, monitoring of all species. Blood collection for disease screening and antibody detection. PM findings on any mortalities

6. Research Department: Equipped research Department. Genetic Analysis of samples to produce a matrix to prevent inbreeding. Hormone analysis. Artificial insemination. Embryo transfer. Other related research needs. Bird sexing Nutrition Department: Formulation of animal diets Ordering of good quality feed

7. Bongo Population at the MNC

8. Bongo Enclosure 7 hectares Jebel Hafeet Campus

9. Current Bongo Population: 8(5.3)

11. Date of DeathSexAgeCause of mortality 21/1/2013MCalfEuthanised –Congenital anomalies 17/1/2013FCalf Hand reared, Milk indigestion (change in keeper) 3/11/2012MAOld male -Suppurative pneumonia 17/12/2012MCalfpneumonia, milk indigestion 24/12/2012FARuminal acidosis, clostridiosis, mastitis 13/7/2010FCalfHypovalemic shock 12/7/2010FACapture Myopathy after vaccination 26/3/2010MAOld male with hip problem, Capture myopathy 27/11/2009FAold female arrived 7 days before death, Colloid goiter

12. Treatment of the old male that died of Suppurative pneumonia in 2012 All Bongo are vaccinated once a year for Clostridium and FMD. All the bongo were procured from the same supplier.