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a single taxon.","Report sightings and population data to conservation bodies."],"mustNot":["Help poach antelope or trade their parts unlawfully.","Approach or disturb antelope, especially mothers and young.","Confuse antelope with deer in records.","Share locations of threatened herds publicly."],"requiresHuman":["Capturing, relocating or culling antelope."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Many antelope are threatened by poaching and habitat loss.","Local communities depend on wildlife for livelihoods and tourism."],"affectedParties":["The animals","Local communities","Rangers"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody when wild; protected by wildlife law and managed by wildlife authorities.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Species and conservation databases"]},"relations":[{"target":"bovid","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"livestock","type":"related","note":"domestic bovids contrast"},{"target":"animal behavior","type":"related","note":"antelope 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