Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia.

[4] When it comes to their population status, during the times before the early 1890s the Swayne's hartebeest was very common throughout Ethiopia and Somalia.

The population then declined due to an epidemic during the mid-1890s which brought about an extremely high mortality rate for wildlife and livestock which were labeled as "in danger of extermination".

They tend to select short grass areas of no more than 30 centimeters for feeding and have a preference for burned grassland patches.

The preference for burned grassland patches has become relevant in the development of effective conservation strategies for the subspecies.