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The iconic migration of wildebeest in the Serengeti is one of the largest and most famous animal movements on Earth, involving over a million individuals traveling across the plains of Tanzania and Kenya. A 40-year comprehensive study titled “Food Regulates the Serengeti Wildebeest: A 40-Year Record” by Mduma, Sinclair, and Hilborn provides deep insights into […]

The 2019 study titled ‘Wildebeest migration in East Africa: Status, threats and conservation measures’ and led by Fortunata U. Msoffe, Joseph O. Ogutu, and other researchers, offers a comprehensive evaluation of the status, threats, and potential conservation strategies for wildebeest populations in East Africa. The research highlights the urgent need for effective conservation measures to

A study published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology challenges long-held assumptions about the habitat preferences of wildebeests and other African mammals, with implications for both paleoenvironmental reconstructions and evolutionary models. The research, led by Kathryn Sokolowski of the University of Utah, used large-scale surveys and satellite imagery to demonstrate that many African mammals, including wildebeests, are

A new study, published by Joseph Ogutu, a Senior Researcher and Statistician at the University of Hohenheim and his team, highlights the growing concern about the genetic weakening of wildebeest populations that are unable to migrate. Migration is crucial for wildebeest survival as it supports their genetic diversity through random mating across wide areas, avoiding

The Serengeti National Park, located in northern Tanzania and extending to the border with Kenya, is one of the world’s most renowned wildlife conservation areas. The park forms a key part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, which is famous for the Great Migration—a mass movement of millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals between the Serengeti