Wildebeests are large African antelopes.
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Africa’s great wildebeest migrations are being disrupted by roads, cities and agriculture.
Zebra and wildebeest taking part in the Serengeti migration.
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Lessons from the Serengeti herds may help conservationists manage migratory herbivore populations.
White-bearded wildebeest migrate through the Mara.
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Four of the five contemporary migrations in East Africa are severely threatened and have virtually collapsed.
The price of rare coloured animals like the Golden Wildebeest have fluctuated wildly.
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Rare colour variants of hunted African species have been known for a long time. Trophy hunters seeking novelty might pay more to hunt these unusually coloured animals.
In the Serengeti wildebeest will move more than 2000km during their annual migration.
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Many mammals depend on large areas and trans-boundary conservation for their survival. When this is obstructed it can have a catastrophic impact on animal populations.
Citizen scientists have a great deal to contribute.
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More and more Africans are becoming citizen scientists – and the benefits are huge both for them as individuals and for science on the continent.
The mane event.
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Forget fences and international agreements. This five-year study in the Serengeti has found the way forward.