Wildebeest migration has shrunk by 90% in Kenya’s Maasai Mara due to fences being built, reveals new research. The annual spectacle – a magnet for eco tourists – has seen a “dramatic” decline over the ...

For generations, the movement of animals across Africa on seasonal migrations has been one of the best-known natural phenomena. Each year, thousands of animals move across the landscape, following the ...

The Mara wildebeest migration is the newest map published in the Atlas. Dr Jared Stabach, terrestrial science lead with the Smithsonian’s Movement of Life Initiative, has studied the population since ...

Scientists used tracking data to compare the Mara-Loita white-bearded wildebeest's historic and recent migration footprints against fencing built in Narok County pre- and post-2021. The data show a ...

East Africa’s ‘Great Migration’ is generally estimated to involve as many as 1.3 million wildebeest. But in reality, fewer than 600,000 of the animals might move across the Serengeti-Mara landscape ...

It’s the largest migration of big beasts on Earth. As the spring drought begins to set in, millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle prepare for a 500-mile round trip of nearly nonstop travel, ...

The map and associated tracking data revealed insights into how land use changes are impacting the seasonal migration of the Mara wildebeest population. Migration, when animals travel to and from ...

Each spring, millions of wildebeest begin a 500-mile journey driven by rain, grass, and survival. Wildebeests gather to graze and calve on the short-grass plains. Millions of wildebeest participate in ...