Tragedy as more than 300 wildebeests drown in the Mara

Monday, August 24, 2020

Vultures feed on hundreds of wildebeests that drowned on the afternoon of August 23, 2020 in a bizarre incident within the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Photo credit: George Sayagie | Nation Media Group

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Conservationists in the reserve described the deaths near the Lookout area as tragic.
Some of the animals were still alive and tried to get out, but in the end none of them stood a chance.
Mr Nkoitoi said that so far, more than 10,000 are estimated to have died since the beginning of the migration in May from different causes.

Over 300 wildebeests drowned after a suspected stampede on Sunday afternoon as they crossed the Mara River in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Their bloated, rotting carcasses now litter the river, filling the air of Kenya's most famous game park with the sickly stench of death.