wildebeest Migration in Serengeti
Migration short rains begin around early November. A little after this, in late November and December,
The herds of the wildebeest migration arrive on the short-grass plains
of the Serengeti. These are south and east of Seronera, around Ndutu and
include the north of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Dispersed across these plains, wildebeest and zebra are everywhere – feeding on the fresh, nutritious grasses.
They stay here through January, February and March, with most wildebeest calves born in a short window around February. Gradually they spread west across these plains, then around April they start their great migration north.
The wildebeest migration continues moving northwards during July and August, often spreading out across a broad front: some heading through Grumeti Reserve and Ikorongo, others north through the heart of the Serengeti National Park.
September sees the herds spread out across the northern Serengeti, where the Mara River provides the migration with its most serious obstacle.
October the wildebeest herds are migrating again with more accord: all are heading south, the Serengeti National Park's Lobo area, returning to the green shoots which follow the rains on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti in November.
Migration short rains begin around early November. A little after this, in late November and December,
Dispersed across these plains, wildebeest and zebra are everywhere – feeding on the fresh, nutritious grasses.
They stay here through January, February and March, with most wildebeest calves born in a short window around February. Gradually they spread west across these plains, then around April they start their great migration north.
The wildebeest migration continues moving northwards during July and August, often spreading out across a broad front: some heading through Grumeti Reserve and Ikorongo, others north through the heart of the Serengeti National Park.
September sees the herds spread out across the northern Serengeti, where the Mara River provides the migration with its most serious obstacle.
October the wildebeest herds are migrating again with more accord: all are heading south, the Serengeti National Park's Lobo area, returning to the green shoots which follow the rains on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti in November.
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