Few sightings in normal habitat for species (savanna) but does occur ocasionally in camera trap photos in forest; e.g. in forest/grassland mosaics in Kibale concurrently with servals and in farmland near Dura swamp area (D.R. Mills), which is probably an adaptation to prey availability. However, everywhere sparse and possibly less than 2000 mature individuals therefore needs further assessment as could be threatened.

Would presume LC in absence of threats but only in two PA's so if numbers low could be at risk as population size not known

Only two known sub-populations, AOO 4880. Number of individuals estimated at 18,000 in 1962, declined to 2749 in 1995 and has since recoverd to 8108 individuals. Groves and Grubb suggest Lelwel Hartebeest is a separate species, thus even more globally restricted (Sudan DRC, Ethiopia, Uganda). IUCN state global decline of Lelwel's abover 50% over 3 generations, so Uganda populations in recovery phase doing relatively well but numbers/locations too low to be complacent