Over millennia, hoofed animals — or ungulates — have evolved to migrate long distances to reach food and other resources. From wildebeest and elephants in Africa to caribou in Alaska and Scandinavia, the survival of ungulate herds depends on these epic migrations. But increasingly, migrations are interrupted by large-scale human developments.

Until now, the technology did not exist to track ungulates globally. However, as of September 2024, the newly launched online Atlas of Ungulate Migration can detail migration routes around the world. Viewers can zoom in on specific herd migrations and even track individual animals.

Creators of the atlas hope it will provide much needed wildlife information to governments, companies and wildlife managers.