Watching Cheetahs in Serengeti National Park
Wildlife conservation in Serengeti National Park has earned Tanzania a significant income through tourism. The issue of limited space has been addressed sufficiently, and nothing more can be done because wildlife conservation is managed well.
Serengeti National Park in Tanzania has a small space. The park receives high numbers of tourists, and this endangers the cheetahs by causing acute disturbance (Tapper 2006). The park’s rangers face challenges in ensuring compliance of guidelines provided for viewing while on the vehicles. Therefore, the park has set up precise instructions and communicates them to the tourists before they visit the park.
The park’s management officers have addressed the issue of space scarcity efficiently. Rangers have established three zones and ways in which tourists can use the zones (Tapper 2006). By creating prohibited zones, the management limits the access of the tourists to the park. Furthermore, the park administrators have also established intensive and zones of minimal use, where tourists can view the cheetahs from their vehicles.
There is no current issue that requires enhancement of this form of ecotourism perspective. The management officers of the park have ensured the tourist sinks and the walking safaris offer the needed tourists’ experiences (Tapper 2006). Despite the small space, proper management has helped to accommodate more visitors. Therefore, the park’s Intensive Use Zone has been used effectively to suit the increased number of tourists.
This case study is focused more on conservation. The management of the space is aimed at minimizing wildlife disturbance (Tapper 2006). Visitors are not allowed in some zones to ensure the cheetahs have time to hunt their prey. Hence, the cheetahs are not disturbed and can pursue their prey peacefully.
In conclusion, the issue of limited space Serengeti National Park has been solved by ensuring enough tourist sinks are developed. Furthermore, the visitors are accompanied by guides, thus providing an enhanced experience.
References
Tapper, Richard. (2006).Wildlife Watching and Tourism: A study on the benefits and risks of a fast-growing tourism activity and its impacts on species. United Nations Environment Programme.
