The Serengeti is undoubtedly one of the best-known wild life sanctuaries in the world, conjuring up images of tented camps, vast expanses, endless plains and of course the spectacular annual wildebeest migration.
A World Heritage Site and home to millions of wild animals and one of the world’s most treasured ecosystems, it is under imminent threat from a proposed new Highway by the Tanzanian Government!
The government of Tanzania is planning to build a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park, linking the Lake area Victoria with eastern Tanzania.
Scientists around the world agree – this ill-conceived project would destroy a priceless world heritage that has been protected by the people of Tanzania since the birth of their country. It would also cause grave danger to their entire tourist industry. See this economic impact statement.
Recent calculations show that if wildebeest were to be cut off from these critical dry season areas, the population would likely decline from 1.3 million animals to about 200,000 (meaning a collapse to far less than a quarter of its current population and most likely the end of the great migration).
The planned highway will cut across a pristine and remote wilderness area of the Serengeti. It carves a swath across the migration path of millions of animals. This is not a track or a road — it’s a high speed highway for trucks that could eventually reach hundreds a day! Traffic will inevitably grow more and more frequent, invasive, and damaging as time goes on.
We need your help and your support in this cause, your voice and indeed your contributions will greatly help. Please spread the word and join this worthy cause.
For more information please visit the savethesergeti.org website.