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| Unfortunately I have had to cancel my place on the Tanzania savanna expedition. I am no longer able to go due to underestimating the cost and consequently having difficulties raising enough money to do both expeditions. The expedition itself is not cancelled so I'll leave this info up for anyone who's interested! The Tanzania savanna Project The area concentrated on for the Savanna project is located between the famous Selous Game Reserve and the Udzungwa Mountain Range in central Tanzania. This is the Kilombero Valley - an area rich in biodiversity, measuring approximately 140km long by 40km wide, with a huge variety of African wildlife, including elephants, hippos and buffalo. The northern end of the valley is a Game Controlled Area and contains a remarkable bird and plant ecology. As well as this area, the work extends to the sub-montane rainforests bordering the Udzungwa and Mahenge mountain ranges.
However, this magnificent part of Africa is being threatened as the increasing human population has led to heavy poaching and a massive increase in demand for agricultural land. This has had devastating consequences with massive habitat loss through soil erosion, plummeting population numbers of large mammals and the extinction of many species. Without long-term management, habitats and species will continue to disappear with current predictions suggesting that 11% of large mammal species will be lost from East African National Parks in the next 50 years. The Frontier-Tanzania Tropical Savanna Project operates in collaboration with the Ulanga District Authority and the University Of Dar es Salaam to carry out vital research and conservation work. The aim is to collect data on biodiversity, fisheries and the patterns of natural resource use by local communities. The work conducted by Frontier volunteers will help the local communities to improve the management of the endangered wildlife in this species-rich area. At the same time, local forestry officers will receive training in conservation techniques, enabling them to continue the monitoring work necessary for the long-term protection of these endangered areas.
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