Channel: biointeractive

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: howard hughes medical institutevaccineregulationinfectious diseaseepidemicwildebeestrinderpesthhmibiointeractiveserengetipopulation growth

Description: When ecologist Tony Sinclair arrived in the Serengeti in the 1960s, he was faced with a mystery: why were buffalo and wildebeest populations increasing so rapidly? In this video, Sinclair takes us through the steps of how he solved this mystery, which turned out to involve an infectious disease and a vaccination program in cattle. For more information and related materials, visit HHMI BioInteractive: biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/mystery-buffalo-boom