Historical distribution of the nominate sable subspecies (Hippotragus niger niger), Kirk’s sable (H. niger kirkii) and the giant sable (H. niger variani) in Angola based on records of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT) in Portugal (obtained via GBIF search). Protected areas where H. n. niger and H. n. variani currently known to occur are indicated in the legend. The subspecies H. n. kirkii from eastern Angola has not been recorded during the past 40 years.