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. 2008 Jul 29;6(7):e188.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060188.

Going, going, gone: is animal migration disappearing

David S Wilcove  1 , Martin Wikelski
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Going, going, gone: is animal migration disappearing

David S Wilcove et al. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

Many of the world's migratory animals are in decline. This essay explores the unique scientific and political challenges of protecting migratory species while they are still common.

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Figure 1. Migratory Wildebeest in the Serengeti
The migration of large mammals is an increasingly threatened phenomenon around the world. (Photograph: Nathan Gregory)
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