See the Wildebeest Migration in the Mara Triangle... on Google Earth!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:44AM We're in the process of installing tracking devices into our vehicles here at the Conservancy, and as our Land Cruiser arrived at Oloololo Gate I had a quick peek at its progress over on Google Earth.
Since I've last been on it seems that Google have updated the satellite image for the top of the Mara Triangle, and you can even see the new toilets that we've constructed over at Oloololo (in the top left hand corner).
I also noticed that our grader is parked outside of the rangers quarters, which means that it's just after we had completed grading the roads inside the Triangle and were about to grade the roads towards all the camps and lodges that are on the outside, just at the beginning of August when the migration was in full swing.
You must at least be able to see some wildebeest, I thought.
Well, you can.
That's quite a few thousand of the chaps swarming their way up towards the north of the Triangle.
You can even see the lines snaking their way across:
I'm sure you'd quite like a look around yourself, and if you don't have Google Earth installed you can have a look with Google Maps below:
Impressive, huh?
Don't forget to join us on Facebook for wildlife updates as they happen.
View Printer Friendly Version
Email Article to Friend
Reader Comments (11)
I love this - it's so neat to imagine all those animals running across the savannah.
Way cool Will. After I install Google Earth - how would I go about finding the Triangle?
Excellent, love the dotted land.
That is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Dana - Zoom in to Kenya and the Masai Mara Game Reserve will appear in the South West of the country - we're the top left of the Reserve.
Isn't that fantastic.! My son was able to see the Mara while Dana and I were visiting, He was overwhelmed of just how far his mom had traveled and he could see the actual places we were at I just have not got the hang of it it yet.
Hey william,
Willi be able to see various camps on it (olarro,olkeri,dirisha).It would be very nice of you if you can put google earth map for them. With that it would be easy for people like me to choose camps as they can see the wildebeast migration relative to the camp.
Hey guys. Was up in Lamai Wedge, Northern Serengeti, September 09. So remote, so awesome and wild. I caught this amazing footage of a river crossing with an incredible croc incident http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkg0E8c71IQ
Let me know what you think!
Hey Santhosh - I'm not sure I understand your request so well; the migration moves all around the Triangle (in fact the whole Mara), not just where you see it on Google Earth.
i just complicated my question.i have got the co-ordinates of olkeri camp (Location: Lat: 1-26-016 Long: 35-03-794 courtesy : http://www.earthviewafrica.org/camping.asp ) and plotted it on google earth ( http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3095128&id=745283690 ). Wondering if this is right and where are the animals.two rivers seem to be converging.if we have a map for all the camps it would be mighty useful.
Hello Santhosh
The camp will be on the west side of the river, which I think is on the other side of the river from where you marked. But that is pretty much the spot.
The animals move a lot, all the time, but there are plenty to see and great landscape to explore also.
We do have a map for all our campsites - click on Maps from the Explore drop down menu above.