The U.S. Senate is set to consider exempting three antelope species from protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), the dama gazelle (Gazella dama), and the addax antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) – affectionately known as the “Three Amigos” – were exempted from 2005 until 2012, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … Continue Reading