The Serengeti National Park is a large grassland range and an acacia woodland savanna in Tanzania. It is the only remaining place in Africa where large scale land-animal migrations still occur. The park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 14,763 square kilometres. The Serengeti National Park is located at the heart of the Serengeti Ecosystem which includes the Ngorongoro conservation area and the Maasai Mara National Reserve which borders Kenya. The park is home to threatened or endangered species like black rhinoceros, elephant, wild dog and cheetah and to herds of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras.
The Serengeti National Park was added to the NESCO World Heritage I in 1981. Increased tourism, poaching, wildfires and inadequate monitoring of resources are some of the challenges faced by the National Park. Water is also a concern in the management of the park. Though water sources are available during rainy season, the only perennial river is the Mara, which flows through the park.
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