Migration of 6m antelope in South Sudan dwarfs previous records for worldβs biggest, aerial study reveals
The movement is more than double that of east Africaβs renowned βgreat migrationβ and has continued despite decades of war and instability
An extensive aerial survey in South Sudan has revealed an enormous migration of 6 million antelope β the largest migration of land mammals anywhere on Earth. It is more than double the size of the celebrated annual βgreat migrationβ between Tanzania and Kenya, which involves about 2 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.
βThe migration in South Sudan blows any other migration we know of out the water,β said David Simpson, wildlife NGO African Parksβ park manager for Boma and Badingilo national parks, which the migration moves between and around. βThe estimates indicate the vast herds of antelope species β¦ are almost three times larger than east Africaβs great migration. The scale is truly awe-inspiring.β
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