Kenya dams proposal raises concern over Tanzania’s Serengeti ecosystem
Wildebeest cross the Mara River. Tourists visit Maasai Mara game reserve to watch the annual spectacle when the animals cross into Tanzania’s Serengeti national reserve to calf. PHOTO | GEORGE SAYAGIE | NMG
Kenya’s plan to build dams on the River Mara and its tributaries poses a threat to the rich animal and plant life of Serengeti ecosystem that attracts tourists.
The habitat, comprising, Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya has the River Mara as the only permanent source of water for the herds of wildebeest and other wildlife that migrate between the two countries.
