THE PEMBA FLYING FOX

Range The Pemba Flying Fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a fascinating species of bat that can only be found on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania. Their habitat consists of tropical forests, mangroves, and even uninhabited traditional grave sights on the island. Description The Pemba flying fox has a charismatic fox or dog-like face which is covered with a coat of bright auburn fur. These bats represent the largest fruit bats in the world. Although they weigh just over a pound, their wings can span over 5.5 feet across - that is longer than the height of some humans! They live in large social colonies of up to 850 individuals. The Pemba Flying Fox is in the minority of bat species with great eyesight, which eliminates the need to use echolocation to navigate where they are going. And contrary to what one might assume, these bats roost during broad daylight in trees instead of in caves. Their diet consists mainly of fruit such as figs, breadfruit, and mangos, as well as nectar, pollen, flowers, and leaves. They are an important species for seed dispersal because they carry fruit and plant seeds in their digestive system to other parts of the island. Threats and Solutions The Pemba Flying Fox is a success story in the world of conservation. In the early 1990s the total population was critically endangered with only a few hundred individuals left at most. But it made a huge turnaround by the end of the decade with around 5,000 individuals and was last estimated in 2006 to be at an impressive 22,000 – 36,000 individuals. Environmental eduction in the area has raised awareness of the importance of this species as well as the need for sustainable hunting. Since shotgun hunting became rampant, the use of shotguns to hunt this animal has been outlawed. The local people have gone from valuing the bat for its meat to valuing its survival and even forming clubs that protect roosts in the area. This, along with efforts to protect their remaining natural habitat, including bat-related ecotourism, has given this unique species a chance to rebound.

ECOTOURISM IN TANZANIA THROUGH THE MAASAI BOMAS.

This is a welcome Accapella from the native maasai when one is welcomed in the maasai boma. Tanzania took a step ahead and practices Ecotourism whereby the positive impact on the community is observed through the cultural bomas .The natives are able to present their culture(through dances and demonstration of their everyday life) and in return they are provided with money from the tourist which support their everyday actives and increase their living standards. Apart of the money goes to the community development such as staring of water projection( construction of wells), construction of village hospitals, vaccination to the live stocks(cows, sheep and goats) and also construction of the dams for the livestocks.If the visitor wants to understand and get in touch with the maasai culture this is one place which will be best for him/her.

TRUE BUSHMEN IN THEIR TRUE NATURE.

The Hadzabe tribe is one of the luckiest tribe to have kept their culture up to today. They originate from Namibia, this tribe is nomadic and they have monogamous families. They live in group of ten and each family has a chief whereby the chief has to be the best hunter. There daily to day activities are hunting and gathering. They use clicking sounds. They hunt dik dik, baboons and antelope and they gather fruits and roots from different trees. Bride prize is 4 babbons, 12 liters of honeys and 1 kudu.

THE MOUNTAIN OF OLDONYOENGAI-TANZANIA.

This is known as the mountain of god as known among the maasai who are the native tribe in this area. so their are some ceremonies and sacrifes which are made in the mountain by the maasai when they face problems such as long time droughts and other problems. This mountain is one of the active mountians which are found in Africa. Hiking this mountain is one adventous activity which one will experience especially when climbing with a native of this area( a warrior maasai) Beside this mountain their is LAKE NATRON which is soda lake which holds one of the greatest migartion of FLAMINGOS in the world. This lake provide alot of algae which prefers the soda lakes in which due to these algae it attracts alot of flamingo in this area. watching the flamingos is a spectacular moment which remain as unforgotten moments which one experinces once one is in the lake.

MOUNTAIN OLDONYOLENGAI

 The mountain of the gods as known among the maasai because the maasai worship this mountain, This is a mountain one of the active mountian which are found in east africa. Hiking this mountain gives one best experience while in ngorongoro.

Beside this adventous mountain their is LAKE NATRON which is famous for holding the biggest migration of FLAMINGOS in Africa and the world. Lake contains algae which attracts the flamingos to this area.

DUNG BETTLES- THE ENGINEERS OF NATURE.

 AS SMALL AS THEY ARE ,THEY ARE MAKING THE ENDLESS PLAINS  TO BE KNOWN AS SERENGETI DUE TO THEIR IMPORTANT ROLES IN THE SERENGETI ECO-SYSTEM IN TANZANIA.

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THE ROYALS OF THE WILD

 TRUE HOSPITALITY FROM THE NATURES BEST.

GLADIATORS OF THE WILD: FIGHTING FOR FEMAILS

This always happen when the breading season occur whereby the dorminant male who has access to all the femails is challenged by other males for a chance to mate with the femails who are under the dorminant male, they are so ferocious to the extent that they are the mamma who are the causer of many death of human beings in villages which are located near the presence of this mammals.