For generations, the movement of animals across Africa on seasonal migrations has been one of the best-known natural ...

Just north of the great Serengeti wildebeest migration, a smaller migration across the Mara ecosystem is collapsing. New maps published in the Atlas of Ungulate Migration reveal the dramatic impact of ...

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 ...

Isla C. Duporge received funding support from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) while leading this research. The imagery used in the project was acquired via her fellowship with NAS. Daniel ...

More than a million wildebeest annually embark on a 500-mile migration, instinctively following the same paths each year. Photo by Nick Kleer Dozens of safari tour groups in Serengeti National Park ...

More than 350,000 tourists are expected to visit the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the coming weeks to witness the world-renowned Great Wildebeest Migration. The migration, also referred to as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Every year, travelers flock to Kenya in July and August, hoping to ...

T. Michael Anderson received funding from the National Geographic Society (grants WW-025R-17 and NGS-52921R-18) and the US National Science Foundation (grant BCS-1461728). Tanzania’s Serengeti ...

President William Ruto during the launch of 2025 Great Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara, Narok on Thursday, July 24, 2025. [PCS] President William Ruto has launched the 2025 Great Wildebeest ...

New research shows Mara-Loita white-bearded wildebeest populations have lost roughly 90% of their historic migratory footprint since 2020 due to the construction of fencing and other man-made barriers ...