The "New Big 5" project was launched in 2020 and sought to reimagine the concept of "The Big 5" by focusing on conservation, replacing rifles with cameras. 50,000 votes were cast and a New Big 5 were chosen but where in the world are the best locations and times to see these incredible animals?
Chapters
0:00 The New Big 5 Project
0:57 Tigers
5:03 Elephants
9:20 Gorillas
12:51 Lions
16:01 Polar Bears
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Tourists on a boat cruise along the river of Kinabatangan - Magic Orb Studio/shutterstock.com
Creative Commons Attribution: Maps
Tiger - MS Sakib / WikiCommons
African Savannah & Forest Elephants - SanoAK / Alexander Kürthy / WikiCommons / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data
Asian Elephants - Chermundy / WikiCommons / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data
Gorillas - Fobos92 / WikiCommons
Lion - Tommyknocker / WikiCommons
Polar Bear - CPiGuy / WikiComons
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
History of the old and new “Big 5”
www.goeco.org/article/understand-the-big-five-in-south-africa
www.newbig5.com/about/
Lion
www.iucnredlist.org/species/15951/231696234
Articles surveyed for the best locations:
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/where-to-see-lions-africa
www.go2africa.com/african-travel-blog/where-to-go-in-africa-to-see-lions
www.naturalhighsafaris.com/wildlife-safaris/top-5-safari-destinations-to-see-lions/
giltedge.travel/the-best-places-to-see-wild-lions-in-africa/
www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/where-to-see-lions-in-africa/
www.safaribookings.com/blog/top-10-best-places-to-see-lions-in-africa
www.originaltravel.co.uk/travel-blog/best-places-to-see-lions
Lions in the Maasai Mara & Serengeti
www.masaimara.com/wildlife-masai-mara.php
thomsonsafaris.com/blog/best-time-to-safari-serengeti/
farandwild.travel/wilder/article/best-time-to-visit-the-serengeti
Okavango Delta
falconsafaris.com/blog/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-the-okavango-delta/
Kruger National Park
www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel/kruger-park-wildlife-lions.html
www.travelbutlers.com/blog/2013/05/14/the-best-time-to-go-on-safari-in-kruger/
www.go2africa.com/destinations/kruger/when-to-go
When to visit Gir
www.girnationalpark.in/visit-gir-national-park.html
Elephant
www.iucn.org/news/species/202103/african-elephant-species-now-endangered-and-critically-endangered-iucn-red-list
Articles surveyed for the best locations:
www.originaltravel.co.uk/travel-blog/best-places-to-see-asian-elephants
www.wildlifeworldwide.com/journal/top-10-places-to-see-elephants
www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/10-worlds-best-places-elephants/
www.tui.co.uk/discover/see-elephants-in-wild
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/where-to-see-elephants-africa-safari-savannah
www.africatravel.com/traveltips/the-best-places-to-see-elephants-in-africa
www.sygic.com/blog/2017/best-places-to-see-elephants
www.safaribookings.com/blog/where-to-see-elephants-in-africa
www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/elephant-conservation/travel-guide/wild-elephant-watching
southeastasiabackpacker.com/wild-elephants/
Borneo elephants
borneoadventure.com/blog/2019/07/borneo-pygmy-elephant/
Sri Lankan elephants
www.mahoora.com/national-parks-sri-lanka/popular-national-parks-sri-lanka/udawalawe-national-park-sri-lanka.html
Full Source List
(there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
docs.google.com/document/d/1KxXSiPlQkW4Cju2H_FxS3eicAY7fLaZHaCb7sSGCw7E/edit?usp=sharing
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