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It was thus assessed as 'least concern', although the IUCN continued to believe that there was a declining trend.

Damaliscus lunatus is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies.

Topi are grazing herbivores, their diet is almost exclusively grass.

Initially an uncommon animal, in the 2000s the population on private game reserves in both South Africa and Zimbabwe, primarily stocked for the trophy hunting industry, began to grow quickly, with large jumps seen in the 2010s.

In the wild, topi usually live a maximum of 15 years, but in general, their average lifespan is much less.

The topi has a long but patchy distribution in Southern, East and West Africa it prefers certain grasslands in arid and savanna biomes.

They prefer flat lowlands but they are also occasionally found in rolling uplands (for example in Rwanda), and are very rarely seen at higher altitudes than 1,500 m above sea level.