Safari gnus: Wildebeest turn their backs on Tanzania
Thousands of wildebeest have returned early from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, according to park officials.
The animals began migrating from Kenya to Tanzania in September and were not expected to return until April.
The annual migration of one million wildebeest, one of nature’s greatest sights, is a must-see attraction for wildlife safari tourists.
The animals migrate between the Seregenti National Park in Tanzania and Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Nicholas Murero, co-ordinator for the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, said drought in Tanzania was the likely cause.
He told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme that he and his colleagues had "never experienced this before".
He said a lack of pasture in Tanzania due to the drought was probably the reason why they had made the journey north so early.
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