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Photo finalists + BIG news + ivory for sale
Announcing the NEW largest overland mammal migration in the world! No longer can the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration across the vast Maasai Mara Serengeti ecosystem claim this prestigious title. Is this the biggest wildlife news event of the year?
Those of you lucky enough to have travelled on one of our Great Wildebeest Migration safaris will know what an awe-inspiring experience it is to encounter 1.5 to 2 million wildebeest, zebras and other species plodding or cantering across the plains in pursuit of good grazing, and risking life and limb as they crash across the Mara River. Well, imagine if there were more than THREE times as many of them!
Africa never stops redefining our perspectives and revealing how little we actually know about this glorious continent.
Find out more in our story and video below. Happy reading, and thanks again for spending part of your day with teamAG 🙂
Simon Espley – CEO, Africa Geographic
From our Editor – Taryn van Jaarsveld
Wow, wow, wow. Our Finalists gallery is here – and the pics we’ve chosen will take your breath away. That means in only a few days, we’ll announce the winners of Photographer of the Year 2024. Until then… Gallery 1 below features a shot of Africa’s most venomous snake. Do you know what it is?
The boomslang has the most potent venom of any snake in Africa. The amount of venom it requires to kill a human is so small that one can barely see it with the naked eye. But there are seldom more than one or two boomslang bites a year in South Africa – as boomslangs are not always likely to bite unless severely provoked. And, as a back-fanged snake, it has primitive glands and is required to strike multiple times to envenomate its prey – which is the fate suffered by the flap-necked chameleon in our gallery below.
This week, also check out investigative journalist Paul Hilton’s story on the hippo ivory trade – the oft-forgotten plight threatening hippo populations throughout Africa.
Story 1
https://africageographic.com/stories/the-hidden-ivory-trade-hippos-under-threat-amidst-rising-demand/
HIPPO IVORY
As elephant ivory bans push traffickers to alternate sources, hippos fall victim to the ivory trade. Paul Hilton investigates
Story 2
https://africageographic.com/stories/worlds-largest-overland-mammal-migration-confirmed-in-south-sudan/
EPIC MIGRATION
New survey confirms South Sudan hosts the world’s largest overland mammal migration: the 6-million-strong Great Nile Migration
Story 3
https://africageographic.com/stories/photographer-of-the-year-2024-finalists-gallery-1/
GALLERY 1
The finalists for Photographer of the Year 2024 are here! Submissions are now closed
Story 4
https://africageographic.com/stories/photographer-of-the-year-2024-finalists-gallery-2/
GALLERY 2
More finalists for Photographer of the Year 2024! Winners will be announced in early July
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WATCH: The Great Nile Migration of South Sudan
African Parks, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, recently conducted surveys in Boma and Badingilo National Parks to understand wildlife movement and the extent of antelope populations in the region. The results were astonishing: South Sudan is home to the largest overland mammal migration on Earth, estimated at approximately 6 million antelope which move north and east across the country towards Gambella National Park. (06:41) Click here to watch
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