From 19th to 25th February 2017 the Czech University of Life Sciences (CULS) in Prague hosted the extraordinary conference Antelope, Giraffe, Hippo in the 21st Century: Conservation Action in Africa. The conference was organised by the NGO Derbianus Conservation in the cooperation with Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN/SSC) Antelope Specialist Group (SG), Giraffe and Okapi SG, and Hippo SG. As the title indicates the conference was focused on the conservation and research of three groups of mostly African ungulates: antelopes, giraffes, and hippos. In total, 121 participants from 23 various countries from Africa, Europe, Asia and North America came to attend the conference and presented 32 various contributions.