{"id":425,"date":"2015-02-02T18:31:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avada.theme-fusion.com_demos\/travel\/?p=425"},"modified":"2018-07-12T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:05:18","slug":"protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Serengeti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\" style=\"color:#055A1C;\">T<\/span>here are no fences around Serengeti. The wild animals wander freely and regularly cross the demarcated boundary. But this freedom comes at a price: protecting the wildlife of the Serengeti ecosystem from poachers is a great and manifold challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania National Parks is the authority in charge of the management of the Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti rangers have protected the Park over decades, including times of supply shortages and the life-threatening danger of assault from armed criminals. Because of the rangers\u2019 success, the Serengeti\u2019s abundant wildlife is an attraction for tourists from all over the world to this day. But the fight against poaching is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>The operations room<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">The key to success in apprehending poachers is coordination. With an area of close to 15,000 square kilometres and large parts of the National Park bordering communal land, not other protected areas as buffer zones, Park surveillance alone is a major challenge. A central operations room, centrally based in Park\u2019s headquarters in Seronera and staffed 24\/7 coordinates day-to-day anti-poaching and monitoring missions, including dispatching patrols, planning aerial surveillance flights and responding to detected threats and incoming intelligence.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-2\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><h2>Ranger patrols<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">A strong and armed presence in the Park is the first line in apprehending poachers. Rangers undergo intense training before they patrol Serengeti. Off-road vehicles are vital to cover the large distances. Frankfurt Zoological Society upgraded the anti-poaching vehicle fleet and provides ongoing maintenance and repair to keep the patrols on \u2013 and, in case of Serengeti, off the roads.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-3 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-3 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-3\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/aerial-surveillance\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><h2>Aerial surveillance<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">In conservation, aircraft are essential for surveying large and remote areas, detecting threats, and guiding reaction forces on the ground. Furthermore, wildlife censuses and habitat monitoring is carried out by plane. In Serengeti, Frankfurt Zoological Society is providing aerial support with a dedicated spotter plane, an Aviat Husky, and a Cessna 182 for logistical support.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/aerial-surveillance\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-4 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-4 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/rhino-conversation\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><h2>Rhino protection<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">The story of the black rhinos of Serengeti is a tragedy, but there is also the element of hope and lots of action. Black rhinos are a \u2018Critically Endangered\u2019 species. Poachers, on the hunt for rhino horn, had killed all but about 2400 rhinos in 1995. In Serengeti, there were two survivors: two females who were later joined by a bull from the Ngorongoro crater and animals that were re-introduced to the Serengeti ecosystem. The Serengeti population is growing as a consequence of intense protection efforts: A special ranger unit, outlook posts, collaring and enhanced digital communication. Frankfurt Zoological Society is providing equipment and rations for the rhino monitoring teams.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/rhino-conversation\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-5 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-5 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-5\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/desnaring-serengeti\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><h2>Collecting deadly snares<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">The most prevalent form of poaching in Serengeti is snaring. Frankfurt Zoological Society has helped involving tour operators as stakeholders and a source of sustainable funding for the Serengeti De-Snaring Programme. Two teams, each consisting of a retired TANAPA ranger as team leader, an active TANAPA ranger to provide security and ex-poachers recruited from villages nearby, use their experience to collect snares and find the poachers\u2019 camps. The goal is to make snaring unattractive and the teams have been very successful so far and collected thousands of snares before they could do harm, confiscated tons of poached meat and even saved animals from the deadly traps.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/desnaring-serengeti\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-6 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-6 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-6\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/ecosystem-management\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><h2>Winning the people<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">A lot can be done to secure the Serengeti ecosystem, but winning over the people living in the nearby villages will prove vital for its future. The local communities often rely on natural resources for their livelihoods but do not receive sufficient benefits from conservation. Frankfurt Zoological Society explores pathways both for protection of natural resources and conservation-compatible livelihood opportunities.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-xlarge button-xlarge button-3d fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\" href=\"http:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/ecosystem-management\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[439,96,744,412,305,157,154,766,237,501,743,279,687,746,166,172,653,447,306,158],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1908,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/1908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.serengeti.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}