Huffington Post In early September, nine critically endangered black rhinos were airlifted from South Africa on a Boeing 747 cargo plane, transferred to a massive C-130 Hercules waiting on an airstrip in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region, and then...
A Year of Rhino Two years ago, the Grumeti Fund made a commitment to bring black rhino back to the Serengeti ecosystem with the goal of bolstering the Tanzanian rhino population and stimulating the local gene pool. Shortly after the...
How humans and technology are working together to protect the western Serengeti In front of the Kitaboka Wagora building stands four 3-meters-tall poles full of snares. These are all the snares that the Grumeti Fund scouts have collected in and...
Geographical Out of control poaching in the Grumeti Reserve had decimated wildlife by the time the Grumeti Fund assumed management in 2003. Since then, careful management has ensured that populations of lion and elephant have at least...
An independent nonprofit foundation, ACCF identified the need for a gateway platform to connect people all over the world with strategic and sustainable community and conservation programs underway in Africa. Our mission is to contribute to the preservation of important African...
Seasonal and spatial vulnerability to agricultural damage by elephants in the western Serengeti, Tanzania Abstract In the western Serengeti of Tanzania, African elephant Loxodonta africana populations are increasing, which is rare across the species’ range. Here, conservation objectives come into conflict...
The Grumeti Fund is focused on 6 initiatives: Community Outreach, Conservation Management, Anti Poaching, Relationships, Research and Monitoring, and Special Projects. See how each division contributes to wildlife conservation and community development in the western corridor of the Serengeti ecosystem. More...
Community Outreach through the Grumeti Fund is focused on making fundamental change. The focus is on education, environmental awareness, enterprise development and girls empowerment. More Videos [vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_basic_grid post_type="post" max_items="10" order="DESC" item="209" grid_id="vc_gid:1538423171333-1187438f-21fc-10" taxonomies="10"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
Grumeti Fund's Anti-Poaching team works strategically to protect the biodiversity of this iconic ecosystem. Technology, boots on the ground and partnerships make this possible. More Videos [vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_basic_grid post_type="post" max_items="10" order="DESC" item="209" grid_id="vc_gid:1538423171333-1187438f-21fc-10" taxonomies="10"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
In order to better understand local ecological systems, and to measure the effectiveness of our community and conservation work, we invest significantly in research and monitoring programs with the aim of maintaining long-term records of changes in key variables. More Videos [vc_row...
Grumeti Fund works to maintain, build and strengthen close relationships with all relevant government, conservation and local community stakeholders that operate within the Serengeti ecosystem, thereby enabling us to effectively carry out our work. Specifically, we work in partnership with...
The 350,000 acre Grumeti concessions form a crucial part of the Serengeti ecosystem. In addition to rejuvenating and preserving the landscape, the Grumeti Fund works with government, local communities and other stakeholders on various conservation projects, ranging from the re-introduction...
