The Greatest Animal Show On Earth
Posted On November 16, 2009
About Serengeti
The Serengeti (from Masaai ‘Siringitu’ meaning ‘endless plains’) ecosystem extends from north-western Tanzania to south-western Kenya spanning over an area of 30,000 square kilometres. The Serengeti region encompasses besides Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Maswa Game Reserve, Loliondo, Grumeti and Ikorongo Controlled Areas and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Two world heritage sites and biosphere reserves have been set up within the Serengeti ecosystem. The ecosystem, which is one of the oldest in the entire earth, has often served as a favourite subject to creative personalities like writers, filmmakers and photographers besides attracting over 90,000 tourists every year. The story goes that Stewart Edwin White, an American hunter was the first white man to hit upon the Serengeti [...]