The Africa Regional Offices are enjoying quiet days as the volcano in Iceland has not only stopped international flights, but in doing so the number of tourists coming into the Serengeti National Park has dropped drastically.

The morning hum of small aircrafts arriving and departing with new visitors has ceased, leaving only sounds of cicada, flies and doves to fill the air. Most small charter companies are joining forces to bring in one or two flights per day, rather than one or two flights per day per company.

The evening rumble of Land Rovers driving...

It is dawn in the Serengeti and fog stretches over the landscape. European White Storks have come en masse in their annual migration back to the northern hemisphere. Their numbers are astounding – flocks appear as swarms, innumerable with large white bodies. In the mornings they sit in the plains waiting for the sun to heat up the air before taking flight. Then later, they catch strong air currents and fly together in tornado-like form. The storks are not the only migration flooding the plains at the moment...

The wildebeest are spread out in the...

Mtango Mtahiko, Serengeti National Park’s new Chief Park Warden, is full of energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. He is frequently seen dropping in to say hello at the FZS Africa Regional Office in Seronera and has attended several events around the park. On February 4th he was in Seronera receiving a formal handover of nine vehicles donated by FZS for TANAPA’s use in the Serengeti. He was also present at recent ceremonies for the Serengeti Rhino Protection Unit.

Mtahiko brings a wealth of experience with him to the Serengeti from numerous parks around...

Talking about the weather seems to be more than just a pastime in East Africa these days. Dust is filling the air and has completely engulfed the Rift Valley. A thick layer of brownish orange haze blurs the horizon. Tsavo and Amboseli are parched and praying for wet season to commence, but areas surrounding Kisumu are experience a different phenomena - too much rain. Luckily, the Serengeti seems to be between extremes, receiving the best weather in the region; A consistent amount of rainfall in the areas where it is needed most.

The lack of precipitation across...