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Cover of The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds

The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds

Sy Montgomery, photographed by Roger Wood, Logan Wood, maps by Mike Reagan

This nonfiction account follows the wildebeest migration across the Serengeti, examining the mystery of animal migration through journal entries and photographs of the region’s wildlife. It also considers pressures on the ecosystem, including human expansion, poaching, and climate change. A selected bibliography accompanies the account, which places the migration within the wider lives and environmental challenges of the animals and landscape.

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Themes
Animals · Conservation · Environment · Weather And Climate · Wildlife
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 11, 2019
ISBN-13
9780544761131
Language
English
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