Earlier this month (December 2023), I visited Manyara Ranch in Tanzania. The African Wildlife Foundation has been working here for over 20 years to restore an important section of one of the two remaining wildlife corridors between Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park. It is a unique community conservation model for Tanzania, where we’ve successfully blended a livestock operation with wildlife.
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The newly constructed school improves access to primary education and promotes conservation education in Manyara Ranch, an important wildlife corridor connecting Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks.
Elephant populations are starting to recover in parts of Africa as law enforcement agencies and local communities turn the tide in their long-running battle against wildlife poachers and traffickers.