Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
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<strong>Serengeti</strong> National Park <strong>General</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
Table B.3: The known threatened species of the <strong>Serengeti</strong> ecosystem<br />
Migratory birds<br />
The <strong>Serengeti</strong> is classified as an Important and Endemic Bird Area, with over 500 species of<br />
birds that are perennially or seasonally present in the Park. The seasonal migrants are present<br />
in the <strong>Serengeti</strong> between mid-October and around mid-March and include the Intra-<br />
African migrants, for example the Madagascar Bee-eater and Black Cuckoo Shrike (Campephaga<br />
flava) and the Palaearctic migrants, such as the Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)<br />
and Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus).<br />
Seasonality<br />
Rainfall varies both monthly and annually, with the most rain consistently occurring in April<br />
and the least in June and July. While this predictable seasonal variation in rainfall is maintained<br />
inter-annually, there is considerable and unpredictable variation in rainfall between<br />
‘dry’ and ‘wet’ years. As mentioned above, seasonality in rainfall is thought to be one of the<br />
main factors driving the Migration.<br />
Permanent surface water<br />
There are a large number of springs, permanent surface water (mostly river-pools) and salt<br />
licks scattered throughout the Park upon which wildlife depend for their dry-season sustenance.<br />
Due to their scattered nature, they result in a wider distribution of herbivores (and<br />
their predators), but in localised concentrations around individual water-sources.<br />
Scenic<br />
Grassland savannah plains<br />
The extensive treeless short grassland plains that lie to the south-east of the Park are what<br />
the <strong>Serengeti</strong> is best known for, and from which the Park derives its name from the Maasai<br />
word ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains. From about December until May each year, the<br />
plains are grazed by up to two million ungulates, which follow the moving rain-induced productivity<br />
around the plains. The plains are where the wildebeest in particular calve, providing<br />
mothers and their new-born calves with the nutrition and key micro-nutrients in sufficient<br />
quantity that they require.<br />
14<br />
Species IUCN Red list status<br />
Black Rhinoceros Diceros Bicornis Critically Endangered<br />
African Elephant Loxodonta Africana<br />
African Hunting dog Lyacon pictus<br />
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus<br />
Imperial eagle Aquila heliaca<br />
Madagascar pond heron Ardeola idea<br />
Corn crake Crex crex<br />
Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni<br />
Endangered<br />
Vulnerable