F<\/span>rankfurt Zoological Society\u2019s workshop maintains the Serengeti National Park’s anti-poaching car fleet. Mobility is key to deploying ranger patrols throughout the park. Keeping service time down and the patrols out in the field is an essential contribution to protecting the ecosystem. The workshop also assists the park management with improvements and maintenance.<\/p>\n Serengeti National Park hasn\u2019t always been the relatively safe refuge for wildlife it is today. In the 1980s and early 90s, few tourists would travel to Tanzania and park income was practically zero. As a consequence, park authorities were running low on wages, equipment and even food rations \u2013 missing critical requirements to counter the massive poaching onslaught at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>