▁the ▁past , ▁it ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁high vel d ▁temper ate ▁grass lands ▁during ▁the ▁dry ▁winter ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁ar id ▁Kar oo ▁region ▁during ▁the ▁ra ins . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁hunting , ▁the ▁black ▁w ilde be est ▁no ▁longer ▁occup ies ▁its ▁historical ▁range ▁or ▁makes ▁migr ations , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁largely ▁limited ▁to ▁game ▁far ms ▁and ▁protected ▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁blue ▁w ilde be est ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁Africa . ▁Its ▁range ▁includes ▁Ken ya , ▁T anz ania , ▁B ots w ana , ▁Z amb ia , ▁Z imb ab we , ▁Moz amb ique , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Sw az il and ▁and ▁Ang ola . ▁It ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁found ▁in ▁Mal aw i ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁successfully ▁re int rodu ced ▁into ▁Nam ib ia . ▁Blue ▁w ilde be est ▁are ▁mainly ▁found ▁in ▁short ▁grass ▁pla ins ▁border ing ▁bush - cover ed ▁ac acia ▁sav ann as , ▁th riv ing ▁in ▁areas ▁that ▁are ▁neither ▁too ▁wet ▁nor ▁too ▁dry . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁habit ats ▁that ▁vary ▁from ▁over gra zed ▁areas ▁with ▁dense ▁bush ▁to ▁open ▁wood land ▁flo od pla ins . ▁In ▁East ▁Africa , ▁the ▁blue ▁w ilde be est ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁abund ant ▁big ▁game ▁species , ▁both ▁in ▁population ▁and ▁bi om ass . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁notable ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Ser en get