Tanzania's Wildlife

Tanzania’s Wildlife

With plenty of reserves, conservation areas, marine parks and national parks found in Tanzania, all provide a habitat for the wildlife that can found here. With 20 percent of Africa’s large mammal population found across these areas, from lions, hippos, elephants and of course zebra and wildebeest who form part of “The Great Migration”. Primates, such as chimpanzee, beach comber olive baboon, red-tailed monkey and red colobus monkey, are most commonly found in Tanzania’s second smallest national park “Gombe Stream National park”, which covers an area of 52 square miles. Jane Goodall, considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, has studied for over 55 years the behaviour and interactions of the chimpanzees who live here. Just next to this park is Mahale Mountains National park, with the most mammals found here being chimpanzees, with an approximate population of 800. Ruaha National Park, is the largest in Tanzania covering 20,226, and is reportedly home to 450 different bird species, such as the crested barbet, yellow-collared lovebird and the ashy starling. Let’s not forget the Serengeti National park, which is the oldest and most popular park, as well as hosting the largest mammal migration, it is also home to elephants, giraffe, lions, leopards, jackals, agama lizards, crocodiles, ostrich, and over 100 varieties of dung beetle.