In Mkomazi is situated the Rhino sanctuary.
Till the end of 2019 managed by Tony and Lucy Fitzjohn.
The current owner Tanapa and the Rhino sanctuary is open for public.
Visits are possible and can be arranged by MamboViewPoint in combination with a stay at MamboViewPoint, where you have a breath taking view over Mkomazi park with the Kilimanjaro in the background.
Click here to book your trip to Mkomazi and the Rhino sanctuary!
| Source:http://www.savetherhino.org/africa_programmes/mkomazi_rhino_sanctuary_tanzania Summary (information from 2018, currently the sanctuary is under Tanapa) Location: Mkomazi National Park Programme leaders: Tony and Lucy Fitzjohn Programme partner: George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust Rhino species: Black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Size of protected area: 3,270 km2 Activities: Anti-poaching, monitoring, Environmental Education programme – Rafiki wa Faru Support: We focus on the new Environmental Education programme, Rafiki wa Faru, that links local schoolchildren with Tony Fitzjohn’s conservation efforts and on general Rhino Sanctuary maintenance Funding partners: Chester Zoo, Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, USFWSIntroductionDue to inadequate funding and levels of protection in the 1970s and 80s, Mkomazi’s wildlife and habitat deteriorated significantly through invasion by livestock and heavy poaching. This included the loss of all resident black rhino and virtually all the elephant. In 1989, the Government of Tanzania invited the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust (GAWPT) to work with them to undertake a rehabilitation programme for Mkomazi, including restoration of habitat and re-introduction and breeding programmes for the highly endangered wild dog and black rhinoceros. The recovery of the Mkomazi National Park was enabled by the Tanzanian Wildlife Division and the GAWPT through extensive rehabilitation of the infrastructure of the Reserve, with work activities bolstered by local community involvement and projects linked to wildlife protection and maintaining the integrity of the MNP. The Government gazetted Mkomazi, formerly a Game Reserve, to National Park status in 2008.Programme managersTony and Lucy FitzjohnLocationThe 3,270km2 Mkomazi National Park (MNP) forms the southern extension of the Tsavo Ecosystem into north-eastern Tanzania, and together with Tsavo National Park in Kenya it forms one of the largest protected areas in Africa.Species / population sizeMkomazi Rhino Sanctuary holds Eastern black rhino (D. b. michaeli). Please note that individual population sizes are confidential. |
| Read more about the book from Tony Fitzjohn on http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/16/wildlife-family-lion-king |