New study shows widespread and substantial declines in wildlife in Kenya's Masai Mara
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 05:14
in Biology & Nature
Populations of major wild grazing animals that are the heart and soul of Kenya's cherished and heavily visited Masai Mara National Reserve -including giraffes, hartebeest, impala, and warthogs -have "decreased substantially" in only 15 years as they compete for survival with a growing concentration of human settlements in the region, according to a new study published today in the May 2009 issue of the British Journal of Zoology.