Mammal Migrations

WHS where significant numbers of migratory mammals may be viewed at the appropriate time of year.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Cold winter deserts of Turan "The Saigachy and Saigachy-Beleuli (component parts 11 and 12) serve as the most significant area for the breeding of Saiga across the Uzbek area of the Ustyurt plateau and are hotspots for annual cross-border migrations of Saiga (Saiga tatarica, CR) in the country." (AB ev)
Landscapes of Dauria supports one of the last truly mass ungulate migrations in Central Asia, that of the Mongolian Gazelle (AB ev)
Peninsula Valdes Elephant Seals and Southern Right Whales
Putorana Plateau "A major reindeer migration route crosses the property, which represents an exceptional, large-scale and increasingly rare natural phenomenon." (unesco website)
Qinghai Hoh Xil Tibetan antelope
Serengeti Wildebeest
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino El Vizcaino and Wrangel island are the northern and southern "ends" of the Grey whale migration
Wrangel Island El Vizcaino and Wrangel island are the northern and southern "ends" of the Grey whale migration

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