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Figure 4: Fences and roads block historic migratory routes © Joseph Ogutu
conservancies or management areas
should be established to protect migra-
tory routes or corridors, buffer zones,
dispersal areas and calving grounds for
the species.” The plight of the white-
bearded wildebeest is one that repre-
sents a far more significant challenge
facing the wildlife of Africa.
Full report: Wildebeest migration in
East Africa: Status, threats and conser-
vation measures: http://bit.ly/3bFgveX
Fortunata Msoffe, Joseph Ogutu, Mo-
hammed Said, Shem Kifugo, Jan de
Leeuw, Paul Van Gardigen, Robin Reid,
JA Staback, Randall Boone – hosted by
bioRxiv
Figure 5: An epic river crossing of
wildebeest takes place in the Maasai
Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Tom
Thomson – Photographer of the Year
2018 entrant
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