6 million-animal South Sudan antelope migration, world's largest land mammal migration, threatened by poaching and weak law enforcement.

South Sudan's antelope migration, involving about 6 million animals, is being celebrated as a global conservation achievement, but it faces significant threats. The comprehensive aerial wildlife survey discovered massive biodiversity across the country's grasslands, revealing that South Sudan hosts the world's largest land mammal migration. However, commercial poaching and weak law enforcement in the nation pose a growing danger to the conservation effort.

June 25, 2024
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