Serengeti General Management Plan

Serengeti National Park General Management Plan
species becoming a growing problem throughout protected area, as local and international
travel increases, SENAPA recognises that improving the level of knowledge in communities
of this threat is vital for the Park’s future.
Action 1.3.4: Organise park visits for children and traditional leaders
Visits by school groups have been a regular feature of the Outreach Department’s activities
for many years, since the hostel was built as part of STEEP, and are a powerful way of raising
the profile of conservation. Recently activities were hampered because the original zebra
lorry had broken down. However, a new lorry will be made available under this management
action. Community elders and indigenous leaders will also be targeted by this management
action, as they have greatest influence in forming attitudes to wildlife and conservation in
their communities.
Action 1.3.5: Incorporate the promotion of family planning and HIV preventions
into the education programme
It is universally recognised that growing human populations are the greatest threat to wildlife
and wild places across the globe. In addition, the increasing impact of HIV is a great threat to
the economic and social development of local communities and to park staff. Whilst recognising
that SENAPA’s mandate is not in health education and that the complex issues of population
growth and poverty are a major challenge internationally, SENAPA cannot completely
ignore these issues. SENAPA already produces HIV prevention educational materials for
park staff and this material will be made available by the Outreach Department to local communities,
along with other relevant and appropriate educational materials.
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