Serengeti National Park, a vast and beautiful
expanse of 14,763 square kilometers, is perhaps the world’s most famous
wildlife sanctuary. A World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, the Serengeti
supports the largest concentration of plains game in the world. In addition to
watching the incredible procession of almost two million wildebeest and zebra
that takes place each year from December to August, many people visit the
Serengeti to search for big cats.
The park draws 90,000 visitors annually, all
hoping to view the long files of wildebeest and the predators that stalk them.
Given the important biological value of the park, several conservation and
research efforts are underway in the Serengeti. The Tanzania National Park
Association and the Frankfurt Zoological Society manage the park jointly.