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TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS

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DeathsofWildebeestinMaraRiveranaturalphenomenon
On28th September,2015AfricaGeographicwebsiterunastorywitha
captionhundredsofwildebeestfounddeadinTanzania.Thewebsite
posted a number of pictures taken along Mara river displaying dead
wildebeest and went further stating that the authorities have been
contactedandtheexactcauseofdeathhasyettobeconfirmed.Tanzania
NationalParkswouldliketoclarifyonthestorywhichhasalsobeen
quotedbyothersocialmediaasfollows:
SerengetiWildebeestMigrationisanannualnaturalphenomenonwhich
takesplace betweenSerengetiNationalParkinTanzaniaandMaasai
MaraGameReserve inKenyawhereanumberofanimalsuptotwo
millions animals mostly wildebeest and zebra move in a clockwise
rotationalroutedeterminedbytheavailabilityofgrazingandwater.
Duringthemigrationanumberofcatastrophesoccur,includingdisease,
predationandaccidentswhichputthelivelihoodofmigratinganimalsat
highrisk.

DrowninginMaraRiverisoneoftheoccurrencesduringthemigrationin
theSerengetiMaraecosystemanditisestimatedthatmorethan250,000
wildebeest die during the journey. Other causes of deaths include
stampedeandotherpredators.
However,wildebeestdeathsduringmigrationarereplenishedwithmore
than350,000birthsperyear.
Inviewoftheabove,TanzaniaNationalParkswouldliketoinformthe
publicthatthedeathsarepurelynaturalandnotmuchcouldbedoneto
prevent.IntheNationalParksandotherprotectedareasnatureisalways
lefttotakeitsowncourse.
IssuedbyCorporateCommunicationsDepartment
TanzaniaNationalParks
29thSeptember,2015
dg@tanzaniaparks.com
www.tanzaniaparks.com

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