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109: 134: 966: 25: 92: 2238: 958: 979: 141: 116: 395:. The area became a national park in 1940. It was granted strict protection in 1948 when the Serengeti National Park Board of Trustees was formed to administer the national park. The government restricted the movements of the resident Maasai people, and the park boundaries were finalized in 1951. In 1959, an area of 8,300 km (3,200 sq mi) was split off in the eastern part of the national park and re-established as 823: 2178: 1118: 1054:
is extremely varied, ranging from savannah to hilly woodlands to open grasslands. The region's geographic diversity is due to the extreme weather conditions that plague the area, particularly the potent combination of heat and wind. The diverse habitats in the region may have originated from a series
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join the wildebeest. In April and May, the migrating herds pass through the Western Corridor. To get to the Maasai Mara, the herds have to cross the Grumeti and Mara Rivers, where around 3,000 crocodiles lie in wait. For every wildebeest captured by the crocodiles, 50 drown. When the dry season ends
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and some small mountain ranges. The great migration passes through the corridor from May to July. It stretches to Lake Victoria. The area is flatter than the northern parts of the park and more densely covered with plants than the southern
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intended to accommodate the traditional land use interests of the Maasai people in a multiple land use area. In 1981, the Serengeti National Park covered 12,950 km (5,000 sq mi), which was less than half of the
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Serengeti plains: The best-known feature of the Serengeti is the almost treeless grassland in the south. It has koppies, granite formations that serve as observation posts for predators. The Volcanic Grasslands is an
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Ecozone. The grasslands grow on deposits of volcanic ash from the Kerimasi Volcano, which erupted 150,000 years ago, and also from the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcanic eruptions, which created layers of
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in late October, the migrating herds start to head back south. Around 250,000 wildebeests and 30,000 plains zebras die annually from drowning, predation, exhaustion, thirst, or disease.
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The great migration is the world's second longest overland migration. The complete migration route is around 800 km (500 mi). South of this migration route covers the
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population was reduced to about 10 individuals in the 1980s due to poaching, and fewer than 70 individuals survive in the park today. Rhinos mostly browse on grasses, woody
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In 1930, an area of 2,286 km (883 sq mi) was designated as a game reserve in southern and eastern Serengeti. In the 1930s, the government of
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Geology of National Parks of Central/ Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania: Geotourism of the Gregory Rift Valley, Active Volcanism and Regional Plateaus
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of volcanoes, whose activity shaped the basic geographic features of the plain by adding mountains and craters to the landscape.
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are born between January and March. By March, at the beginning of the dry season, roughly 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000
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Western corridor: The main geographic feature is the pair of rivers, Grumeti and Mbalageti. There are big groups of
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from the Kenyan highlands to Lake Victoria, is the only permanently-flowing river in the Serengeti ecosystem.
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population declined between 1976 and 1996 due to poaching, but increased to 28,524 individuals by 2008. The
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was one of the park's first game wardens and is credited with bringing its rampant poaching under control.
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Linnaeus, 1758) in Tanzania (Report). Paris: SCI Foundation, MNRT-WD, TAWISA & IGF Foundation.
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staff, researchers and staff of the various lodges, campsites, and hotels. The main settlement is
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in the south to the Mara River on the Kenyan border. It is remote and relatively inaccessible.
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The administrative body for all parks in Tanzania is the Tanzania National Parks Authority.
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is well known for the largest annual animal migration in the world of over 1.5 million
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Metzger, K.L.; Sinclair, A.R.E.; Hilborn, R.; Hopcraft, J.G.C. & Mduma, S.A. (2010).
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is estimated at 5.41 individuals per 100 km (14.0 per 100 sq miles) in the dry season.
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that stretches over 14,763 km (5,700 sq mi). It is located in eastern
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plant community that grows on soils derived from volcanic ash from nearby volcanoes.
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Explore Serengeti National Park in the UNESCO collection on Google Arts and Culture
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was returned to the area in 2012 after disappearing in 1991. Other mammals include
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in 2001 estimated that roughly 200,000 animals are killed by poaching every year.
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Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State
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Northern Serengeti: the landscape is dominated by open woodlands, predominantly
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Serengeti National Park forms a Lion Conservation Unit since 2005 together with
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Aerial Total Count of Elephants and Buffaloes in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem
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The park covers 14,750 km (5,700 sq mi) of grassland plains,
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for the area, which means "the place where the land runs on forever".
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Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem
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that form linear ridges. The southeast portion of the park contains
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and granite, and the Neoproterozoic Ikorongo Group, consisting of
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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and contains over 1,500,000 ha (3,700,000 acres) of virgin
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region has changed the hydrology of the Mara River. There are
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herds recovered from a population low in the 1980s caused by
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Animals of the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
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established a system of national parks compliant with the
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Human habitation is forbidden in the park except for the
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Makacha, S.; Msingwa, M.J. & Frame, G.W. (1982).
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The name "Serengeti" is an approximation of the word
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It is under threat from 347:and 250,000 zebra along with smaller herds of 2878:Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) 2264: 2148: 1859:"Global Volcanism Program | Ol Doinyo Lengai" 1296: 1752:"Bird Checklist for Serengeti National Park" 1240: 595:are also seen in the gallery forests of the 2067: 922:In the eastern portion of the park lie the 2870:Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) 2271: 2257: 2155: 2141: 1922:World Database on Protected Areas (2021). 1805: 1799: 1736:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1230:. University of Chicago Press. p. 15. 1226:Sinclair, Anthony Ronald Entrican (1995). 2865:Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 1812:. WhoHQ. New York: Penguin Random House. 1646: 1637: 1582: 1388: 1243:"Heartbreak on the Serengeti (continued)" 1121:Siam weed, an introduced invasive species 1019:Learn how and when to remove this message 1403: 1116: 1065:The park is divided into three regions: 964: 956: 821: 1408:and the cultural heritage of mankind". 415:produced a book and documentary titled 2964:Tourist attractions in the Mara Region 2906: 1997:"Seronera Airport (SEU) @ OurAirports" 208:14,763 km (5,700 sq mi) 2883:Marine Parks and Reserves Unit (MPRU) 2252: 2136: 1832: 1826: 1776: 1774: 1772: 1699: 1697: 1404:Boes, T. (2013). "Political animals: 2874:Tanzania Forest Service Agency (TFS) 2720:Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park 1915: 1704:Kennedy, A. S.; Kennedy, V. (2014). 1182:World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1058:The Mara River, which flows through 1001:adding citations to reliable sources 972: 479:Other mammal carnivores include the 336:. The park was established in 1940. 96:Landscape in Serengeti National Park 18: 2944:Protected areas established in 1951 1453:Conservation Strategy for the Lion 13: 2061: 1769: 1694: 1451:IUCN Cat Specialist Group (2006). 1234: 1137:under the system developed by the 969:Wildebeest in the Western Corridor 861:(2.72–2.56 Ga in age), which were 780: 363:, population growth and ranching. 14: 2980: 2919:1951 establishments in Tanganyika 2891:Ngorongoro Conservation Authority 2121: 1099:Tanzania National Parks Authority 233:Tanzania National Parks Authority 2969:World Heritage Sites in Tanzania 2934:Important Bird Areas of Tanzania 2236: 2176: 1373:"Threats to the Serengeti herds" 977: 777:, and many species of vultures. 407:The Serengeti gained fame after 139: 132: 114: 107: 90: 23: 2092: 2040: 2014: 1989: 1963: 1938: 1901: 1876: 1851: 1744: 1668: 1609: 1591: 1550: 1525: 1478: 1463: 1459:. 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Index

Swahili
IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Serengeti National Park
Map showing the location of Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
2°20′S 34°34′E / 2.333°S 34.567°E / -2.333; 34.567
Tanzania National Parks Authority
UNESCO World Heritage Site
session
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Africa
national park
Tanzania
Mara Region
Simiyu Region
savanna
Serengeti
blue wildebeest
Thomson's gazelle
eland
lion
deforestation
Maasai people
Tanganyika
Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti
Bernhard Grzimek

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