Migrating Herds Return to Gnu Encinitas

Huge herds passed through Rancho Santa Fe and Olivenhain, avoiding crocodiles as they crossed Escondido Creek, and made their way to ancestral plains in Gnu Encinitas.

The annual migration brings the herds to Gnu Encinitas to birth their young and graze in the abundant grasslands. In turn, the herds’ presence attracts carnivorous predators and the avian and terrestrial scavengers that feed on carcasses left behind.

A diverse array of wildlife in Gnu Encinitas benefits the community.

The herds produce an enormous amount of dung that Gnu Encinitas and neighboring gardeners and farmers use to enrich their soil.

CSUSM, SDSU, UCSD and USD zoology professors bring their students to Gnu Encinitas to study the herds.

Local schoolchildren enjoy visiting the Gnu Encinitas herds and learning about their lives.

The Gnu Encinitas economy benefits greatly from the herds’ return, especially after more than a year of pandemic recession.

Gnu Encinitas welcomes the return of the herds.