Mahale Mountains National Park (1,613 square kilometres (623 sq mi)).Kitulo National Park (413 square kilometres (159 sq mi)).Kilimanjaro National Park (1,668 square kilometres (644 sq mi)).Katavi National Park (4,471 square kilometres (1,726 sq mi)).Gombe Stream National Park (52 square kilometres (20 sq mi)).Arusha National Park (552 square kilometres (213 sq mi)).
There are 17 national parks covering a total area of 42,235 square kilometres (16,307 sq mi). Tanzania’s wildlife, extolled as the "finest safari experiences and wildlife spectacles found anywhere on the planet", has 40 national parks and game reserves. Fishery resources have also contributed richly to the export revenue of the country, with export value of US$130 million reported in 2003, with the export of the Nile perch accounting for a major share of US$100 million. In the 1990s, exports of 1.68 million birds, 523,000 reptiles, 12,000 mammals and 148,000 amphibians occurred, in addition to an increase in wildlife related tourism by about 30%. Illegal hunting is estimated to be worth US$50 million. The wildlife resources in Tanzania provide an annual income of US$30 million to the national exchequer, and an income of US$9 million as revenue from the leasing companies. Background Įxports of the Nile perch yield US$100 million annually to Tanzania. The wild animals tend to be closer to the wetlands, particularly the water loving species such as the hippopotamus, waterbuck, common warthog, elephant, crocodile, sitatunga as well as water birds such as flamingoes and ducks. The national parks are also part of the wetlands of Tanzania. Its Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, established in 1959, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and inhabited by the Maasai people. Serengeti National Park, the country's second largest national park area at 14,763 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi), is located in northern Tanzania and is famous for its extensive migratory herds of wildebeests and zebra while also having the reputation as one of the great natural wonders of the world. Wildlife resources of Tanzania are described as "without parallel in Africa" and "the prime game viewing country". Tanzania contains some 20 percent of the species of Africa's large mammal population, found across its reserves, conservation areas, marine parks, and 17 national parks, spread over an area of more than 42,000 square kilometres (16,000 sq mi) and forming approximately 38 percent of the country's territory. The spectacular mass movement of wildebeests in Tanzania as observed in the Serengeti National Park
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