In Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve, safari guides hope the world's first live web broadcast of the annual Great Migration will help boost the country's tourism industry. Here a large group of wildebeest is shrouded in dust as it gathers near the Mara River.
Masai Mara live —
In Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve, safari guides hope the world's first live web broadcast of the annual Great Migration will help boost the country's tourism industry. Here a large group of wildebeest is shrouded in dust as it gathers near the Mara River.
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A herd of wildesbeest walks along the skyline towards the Mara River. Each year, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and other animals migrate between Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara.
Walking wildebeest —
A herd of wildesbeest walks along the skyline towards the Mara River. Each year, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and other animals migrate between Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara.
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The migration is a continuous cycle that sees the animals travel thousands of kilometers and is known as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
River scramble —
The migration is a continuous cycle that sees the animals travel thousands of kilometers and is known as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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This year, safari guides are using live streaming platforms such as Periscope or YouTube to bring the migration to the world. The guides narrate what they see, showing viewers lions as they kill, wildebeest crossing rivers, and elephants as they browse.
Crossing the savannah —
This year, safari guides are using live streaming platforms such as Periscope or YouTube to bring the migration to the world. The guides narrate what they see, showing viewers lions as they kill, wildebeest crossing rivers, and elephants as they browse.
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During the live web broadcasts, viewers are invited to ask the safari guides questions. So far these have included simple queries, such as: "What do elephants eat?"
Dusty stampede —
During the live web broadcasts, viewers are invited to ask the safari guides questions. So far these have included simple queries, such as: "What do elephants eat?"
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A member of a group of lions known as the Marsh Pride yawns having woken from an afternoon nap in the shade of a tree in the Masai Mara. The live broadcasts are a push by the Kenya Tourism Board's "Make It Kenya" initiative to showcase the country's best to the world.
Marsh Pride —
A member of a group of lions known as the Marsh Pride yawns having woken from an afternoon nap in the shade of a tree in the Masai Mara. The live broadcasts are a push by the Kenya Tourism Board's "Make It Kenya" initiative to showcase the country's best to the world.
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Concerns about security following extremist attacks in recent years have impacted on Kenya's tourism industry. Visitor numbers have dropped by nearly a quarter since the beginning of 2015.
Wildebeest and zebra —
Concerns about security following extremist attacks in recent years have impacted on Kenya's tourism industry. Visitor numbers have dropped by nearly a quarter since the beginning of 2015.
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Some say the decline in tourism numbers puts the animals at risk. The presence of safari tours help deter poachers and land encroachment, according to guide Carel Verhoef.
Concerns for animals —
Some say the decline in tourism numbers puts the animals at risk. The presence of safari tours help deter poachers and land encroachment, according to guide Carel Verhoef.
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Safari guide Carel Verhoef hopes that his live broadcasts will entice virtual viewers into eventually paying to visit the real thing.
Breaking into a run —
Safari guide Carel Verhoef hopes that his live broadcasts will entice virtual viewers into eventually paying to visit the real thing.
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So far, the live web broadcasts have attracted around 200 people a time. "We just turned on our account and we had 175 people join us for that safari experience," says tourism expert Andre Van Kets . There's definitely not room for 175 people in this vehicle so, I think that was a success."
Wildebeest stuggle out of the river —
So far, the live web broadcasts have attracted around 200 people a time. "We just turned on our account and we had 175 people join us for that safari experience," says tourism expert Andre Van Kets . There's definitely not room for 175 people in this vehicle so, I think that was a success."
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