"Sudan's 22-year north-south civil war — Africa's longest and bloodiest conflict, killed some two million people. It also drove out large numbers of animals."

"Now after two years of relative peace, they're dramatically back. Wildlife services estimate 7,000 elephants have returned, along with some 1,500 giraffes and about 500 oryx antelopes, both thought to have left Sudan forever. Lions, leopards and a wide variety of gazelles, some of them unique to Sudan, are being spotted, too."

"In a February aerial survey, the U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society estimated herds of antelope and gazelle numbered 1.3 million."

"It could well be the largest mammal migration on Earth," said Paul Elkan, the society's south Sudan country director."

What really amazed me was the following section of the story.

"The wardens insist that only the area's native herds have returned. They say there is no threat of violence chasing the elephants out of neighboring Uganda or Kenya; they just want to come home."

Think about that for a second. Elephants are reclaiming ground they were forced out of due to war. These animals never cease to amaze me.

To read the rest of the story click here.

To subscribe to this blog, scroll down on the left side of the page and enter your email address.