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Mapping the ‘lines of life’ of South Sudan’s vast antelope migration
Publication: Conservation news
Authors: Terna Gyuse, Ryan Truscott
Source published: 04/11/2026, 19:23:09 UTC
Briefing created: 05/11/2026, 07:41:43 UTC
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Briefings
A 2026 article by Mongabay describes South Sudan's Great Nile Migration Landscape as the world's largest mammal migration, featuring 6 million antelopes tracked via GPS collars since 2023. Conservationists refer to the resulting data patterns as the 'lines of life,' which help identify critical corridors for wildlife movement. The map visualizes four species: white-eared kob, tiang, Mongalla gazelle, and bohor reedbuck, with colors indicating years of data collection. The study highlights that most movements occur outside protected national parks, impacting an estimated 1 million people and their livestock.
Key points
- The Great Nile Migration Landscape represents the largest mammal migration on the planet, involving approximately 6 million animals.
- GPS collars attached to 262 migratory antelopes since 2023 generated the data used to create the 'lines of life' map.
Context
This article details a mapping project by African Parks and the South Sudanese government to track the Great Nile Migration Landscape. The findings are significant because the vast majority of antelope movements occur outside national park boundaries, affecting an estimated 1 million people and their cattle.
Limitations
The map visualizes four species based on years of GPS data collected since 2023. Most movements occur outside protected national parks, and the specific impact on the 1 million people and their livestock is described as a landscape shared rather than a direct consequence of the migration itself.
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