South Sudan's epic effort to protect the world's largest mammal migration
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The country has partnered with African Parks to protect up to 6 million animals.
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Antilopen am Weißen Nil: Gigantische Tierwanderung
Source: Web.deDie gigantische Wanderung von Antilopen im Südsudan und in Äthiopien umfasst einer neuen Untersuchung zufolge rund sechs Millionen Tiere. Nach Angaben der südsudanesischen Regierung handelt...
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The ‘world’s largest mammal migration’ happens here every year. War means no one knows about it
Source: CNN / Nell LewisThe central African country has been ravaged by war over the last few decades, making it unsafe for scientific research, and data on the movement...
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South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise
Source: AP News / Sam MednickThe country’s first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope.
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Migration of 6m antelope in South Sudan dwarfs previous records for world’s biggest, aerial study reveals
Source: The Guardian / Graeme GreenThe movement is more than double that of east Africa’s renowned ‘great migration’ and has continued despite decades of war and instability
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The World’s Largest Land Mammal Migration Confirmed in South Sudan
Source: African ParksThe first comprehensive aerial survey of wildlife in South Sudan has been conducted, revealing the largest land mammal migration on Earth. This spectacular phenomenon is...
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The Critically Endangered Hill's Horseshoe Bat in Nyungwe: From Rediscovery to Research and Monitoring
Source: African ParksBats are often overlooked in an ecosystem, and in the case of this otherworldly species, it was considered to be extinct for 40 years! The...
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Member Reserves of the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation Receive 120 Southern White Rhino from African Parks’ Rhino Rewild Initiative
Source: African Parks120 southern white rhino have been successfully translocated to reserves represented by Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF) in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, South Africa. This translocation...
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O Presidente da República, João Lourenço inaugura a sede de Pediva no Parque Nacional do Iona, em Angola e recebe a chegada do segundo grupo de girafas reintroduzidas
Source: African ParksO Presidente da República de Angola inaugurou a sede do Parque Nacional do Iona e testemunhou a libertação de 13 girafas, salientando a importância dos...
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Plaisance Mbounga: Laying the Foundation for Camp Imbalanga
Source: African ParksAn integral part of African Parks’ long-term tourism strategy, self-run facilities like Camp Imbalanga cater specifically to the domestic market. It is people like Plaisance...
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