We analysed the genetic material of 121 blue wildebeest and 22 black wildebeest. We chose these 143 wildebeest from their entire range on the African continent, from South Africa to Kenya.

South Africa has since September been in the grips of its first major foot-and-mouth outbreak for 44 years. It was traced to infected pig swill from Asia.

Wildlife watchers have captured extraordinary footage of two hippos apparently saving a wildebeest from the clutches of a crocodile. The scene unfolded in South Africa's Kruger National Park as 72 ...

Analysis - Across the world, migratory animals like wildebeest - which rely on movement to find food, water and calving grounds - are under threat. East Africa: Wildebeest Migrations in East ...

In South Africa, where you can get springbok carpaccio at a restaurant for R145 ($8.50), order warthog fillet online or easily shop for ostrich biltong (the local take on jerky), Mogale Meat is ...

A small wildebeest calf that was separated from its herd in Africa ended up following cars instead. In a video taken by Zaheer and Asma Ali, who were driving through Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ...

Often hailed as one of the wonders of the natural world, Africa's great wildebeest migration is an incredible event to witness. Every year, between 1.5 and two million or more wildebeest — along ...

Hunters shoot wild blesbuck, wildebeest during South African safari Al Ward Special to The Capital-Journal After three days of touring Kruger National Park, we headed north to Tilodi Hunting Reserve.

About 1.4 million wildebeest - accompanied by about 200,000 zebras, 400,000 gazelles and 12,000 eland - cover up to 3,000km every year in a cycle that follows seasonal rainfall patterns. Read more: ...

This covers about 7,500 km2 in south-western Kenya. The number of migrating wildebeest here has crashed by 81 percent from over 123 000 animals in 1977 to under 20 000 in 2016. Athi-Kaputiei ...