Savannah
Natural parks of the savannah
It's not by chance that a high number of national parks are in savannah areas. Generally speaking, a nature reserve is a protected area of remarkable naturalistic value: flora, fauna, geomorphological features of the territory. The savannah is home to the largest animals of any ecosystem; their presence at first, then their preservation led many countries to establish national parks. They are protected by special laws, providing for protection of the area and the species that live in it.
One of the best-known parks established in a savannah is instead the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It was founded in 1941 and declared one of the jewels of human heritage. It is one of the largest reserves in Africa, occupying 1,500,000 hectares. It has been calculated that over one million game animals live there: gnus, zebras, gazelles, lions, elephants, buffaloes, ostriches and black rhinoceroses
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