Baobab and acacia trees dot the savannah and elephants and predators roam in the Maasai Steppe Heartland, home to Tanzania’s Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Parks. Habitat fragmentation is the biggest threat to this landscape, a problem that AWF is addressing through innovative land use initiatives with local communities.
Conserving Wildlife
Preserving wildlife migration corridors, dispersal areas and breeding grounds.
Because the Heartlands cover truly vast tracts of public and private land, cooperation by many public and private parties is required for success. Here are some of AWF's partners in the Maasai Steppe Heartland:
Africare
District Councils of Babati, Simanjiro, Kiteto, Monduli, Karatu, Mbulu, Longido, Kondoa
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Serengeti Wildlife
Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania supports a stunning array of wildlife like gazelles, elephants, rhinos, flamingos, zebras, lions, and buffaloes.
