Squirrel Stampede. Let the terror begin.
I think this is something that is planned to function the way we expect, though the devs can feel free to step in and correct me on their plans in this matter.
Using a minecraft style fog of war thing would work fairly well, and would help to keep from breaking the immersion factor. Of course, we would need a functioning fog of war first
Ideally, I would want to see this as something that is taken into account at embark. You look at the map, and instead of just a wildlife category, you could see whether this was some kind of migratory route for mammoths or something of that nature, helping to determine where you embark. So, you may not be able to get all the different animal kinds on every embark, but you could buy or trade for them.
Migratory route for mammoths⌠I can just see the bug report from the guy that didnât know that was coming and started out next to the watering hole.