How africa’s second largest wildebeest migration disappeared

This episode centers around a sad fact: Botswana used to be home to Africa's second largest Wildebeest migration, only second in size to the Masai Mara/Serengeti Migration.

This migration disappeared decades ago. Hundreds of thousands of antelope died off. Why it happened, and what we could do to bring these numbers back - in this episode of the Kalahari Diaires!

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Mentioned Links:

Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O133ppiVnWY

The Effects of Veterinary Fences on Wildlife Populations in Okavango Delta, Botswana

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3f1f/b052941d5993c9c151c9015f434815f5e823.pdf?_ga=2.95927070.383089270.1596375735-797873679.1596375735

Vet Fences in Botswana

http://www.botswana.co.za/Wildlife_Conservation-travel/vet-fences.html

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The effect of human encroachment on Botswana wildlife

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Resources mentioned in the episode:

Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O133ppiVnWY

The Effects of Veterinary Fences on Wildlife Populations in Okavango Delta, Botswana BY JOSEPH E. MBAIWA and ONALETSHEPHO I. MBAIWA
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3f1f/b052941d5993c9c151c9015f434815f5e823.pdf?_ga=2.95927070.383089270.1596375735-797873679.1596375735

Vet Fences in Botswana
http://www.botswana.co.za/Wildlife_Conservation-travel/vet-fences.html

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