A flash of white stripes on a hulking brown body. Spiralling horns twisted above a deer-like face. The giant eland crashed through the tall grass, and I raised my camera just as the world's largest antelope turned for a moment amongst the drooping leaves of a baobab tree.
Weighing up to 1200kg, the giant eland once roamed across much of the West African savannah, but hunting and habitat loss pushed the species to the verge of extinction. In Senegal, though, a decades-long conservation plan has helped the population rebound.
Now, with its Atlantic coast lined with resorts and an increasing number of charter flights arriving from Europe, Senegal is balancing conservation and tourism
