Description

The Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions. It is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile and honey badger.

History

The Maasai people had been grazing their livestock in the open plains of eastern Mara Region, which they named "endless plains," for around 200 years when the first European explorer, Austrian Oscar Baumann, visited the area in 1892.The name "Serengeti" is an approximation of the word used by the Maasai to describe the area, siringet, which means "the place where the land runs on forever".

The park is Tanzania's oldest national park and remains the flagship of the country's tourism industry, providing a major draw to the Northern Safari Circuit encompassing Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It has over 2,500 lions and more than 1 million wildebeest.

Rules & Regulations

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Wildlife & Birds

Title	Conservation Status
African elephant	Vulnerable
African lion	Vulnerable
Thomson s gazelles	Near Threatened
Hartebeest	Least Concern
Plain Zebra	Near Threatened
Common Warthog	Least Concern
Blue Monkey	Least Concern
Superb Starling	Least Concern
Lilac-breasted Roller	Least Concern
African Fish Eagle	Least Concern
Egyptian Goose	Least Concern
Yellow-billed Stork	Least Concern

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