Antelopes

This definitive stamp celebrates Mauritania's rich grasslands fauna by depicting a small herd of large antelopes, captioned on the issue as bongos. The detailed engraving features a prominent close-up of a curved-horned antelope in the foreground while others graze peacefully across a vast Sahelian savanna landscape with rolling hills in the distance. This imagery carries a powerful message of ecological harmony, wildlife abundance, and biodiversity preservation. Within the Mauritanian national context, the stamp showcases the country's diverse geographical zones, highlighting the fertile plains that stretch south toward the Senegal River valley as vital natural sanctuaries.