The giant antelope in Mongolia

The Mongolian steppe is famous for its hooves of hoofed animals. In particular, it is noticeable that antelope herds gather together in very large numbers.

Since December 2007, scientist Kirk Olson of the University of Massachusetts (USA) and colleagues have conducted surveys of eastern Mongolia about the habitat of antelope. Scientists have recorded winter antelope flocks of up to 10,000, a record confirmed as antelope flock to 80,000.

Most recently, Kirk Olson's team collaborated with scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, through the GPS global positioning system, to record images of wildebeest to 250,000.

According to steppe residents, ungulates are often gathered together before moving to a rich food source. However, the meadows that are being split are crushed by fences, newly opened roads and by people exploiting land for agricultural cultivation - that is not including the pipeline that is being connected across. This - has affected the habitat of wild animals.

Fortunately, an area of ​​250,000 square kilometers in eastern Mongolia is still a large ecosystem that allows wild animals to have room to live.

Mongolian hunters have reduced the number of antelope populations by 10%, so environmentalists hope that there will be great efforts to protect the rest before the event is too late.