You Can Now Watch Africa’s Great Migration of Wildebeest Live Online

People from all over the world can now witness the great migration of Serengeti wildebeest in Africa this fall as a team of wildlife experts is set to air the event live through online video streaming.

The Seven Natural Wonder Organization announced the seven wonders of Africa in 2013, which include the Mount Kilimanjaro, the Nile River, the Sahara Desert, the Okavango Delta, the Red Sea Reef, the Ngorongoro Crater and the already mentioned Serengeti migration. The live stream will be accessible through mobile phones, tablets, and computers. It will provide live takes of the striking event together with expert commentary.

This is the first time in history that this migration will be live streamed and HerdTracker founder Carel Verhorf says there is “no excuse not to witness this”.

He said that while they have seen the great migration of the animals for 10 to 12 years already, it is exciting every time.

It’s truly a marvel of nature, that is always filled with dramatic interactions. While most of the wildebeest make out alive, a few are attacked by crocodiles during the river crossings. It’s the home to thousands of the aquatic reptiles, hungrily waiting for this yearly event to catch prey, along with other predators.

Once the animals reach the Maasai Mara they’ll run a gauntlet through one of the largest concentrations of lions in the world.

Viewers will need to register on the website of app developers, herdtracker.

Along the way, about 300,000 wildebeest calves are born before the herds make the journey back after the rainy season, providing crucial sustenance to the carnivores along the route.

“Serengeti-Mara ecosystems [are] considered to be perhaps the last of the ecosystems in which human impact is less than 5 percent”, said professor Karim Hirji, former director of the Serengeti Wildlife Research Center, to ABC News.

The annual migration of half a million gazelle and 200,000 zebra from Tanzania to Maasai Mara will be broadcast live on the Internet from today until October. 5, according to the Guardian.