Counting the Serengeti migratory wildebeest using two‐stage sampling*

Abstract

Summary A method for sample counting the Serengeti migratory wildebeest using vertical aerial photography to sub‐sample randomly located transects is described. The population estimate achieved was 754 028 animals, with 95% confidence limits of ± 8‐5% of the population estimate. The application of this method to other wildlife populations is considered.