(Jared Stabach, Smithsonian's Nat via SWNS)
Wildebeest migration has shrunk by 90% in Kenya's Maasai Mara due to fences being built, reveals new research.
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(Global Initiative on Ungulate Mo via SWNS)
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Sergey Pesterev
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