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Enduimet Wildlife Management Area (EWMA) which covers 752km²lies in Enduimet Division in the West Kilimanjaro Basin on Longido District in Arusha Region. It was established in 2005 under the Tanzania Wildlife Policy of 1998 which encourages the participation of rural communities and other stakeholders in taking joint responsibility for and invest in the sustainable management of wildlife and other natural resources. It is bordered with Kilimanjaro National Park on the South-East, while on the North, it borders the Tanzania-Kenya political boundary. On the west side, the EWMA borders with Ngasurai Open Area.

The Enduimet Wildlife Management Area remains one of the important Trans-national migratory routes for wildlife and a dispersal area for many faunas that connect Amboseli (Kenya), Kilimanjaro and Arusha (TZ) National parks. It’s a home to variety of wild species which includes Elephant, Buffalo, Giraffe, Leopard, Oryx, Lesser Kudu, Eland, Gerenuk, Klipspringer, Hartebeest, Bushbuck, Wildebeest, Bushuck, Hyaena, Thomson Gazelle and Grants Gazelle and other small animals. Ecologically, Enduimet Wildlife Management Area provides connectivity between the Mkomazi, Arusha, Kilimanjaro National Parks and Tsavo ecosystem via the Kitenden Corridor.

Vision

An empowered, united community that its members can sustainably access holistic human needs without discrimination.

Mission

To provide a platform for sustainable protection and utilization of resources within Enduimet for income generation through eco-friendly tourism activities that shall address health, water, education, livestock, infrastructure and wealth creation for future generations.

Conservation

Now more than ever conservation becomes important especially as climate change and global warming increasingly become a reality. Enduimet Wildlife Management Area (WMA) represents change and a quality of life that supports wildlife. At Enduimet we focus our efforts in coming up with solutions to anti-poaching and human-wildlife conflict. Funds from tourism help to support our protection team of 45+ Rangers who patrol and protect wildlife. In addition, they help to protect people and crops from wildlife.

Community

The communities in Enduimet have invested land in conservation, as a result, they need to benefit from this investment. Funds from tourism help Enduimet WMA support new projects within the communities such as the building of schools and clinics. In addition, these funds sponsor 150 students’ education from low-income households.

Rangelands

At Enduimet Wildlife Management Area (WMA) grass is really important to the community. Live stock and some of the most diverse wild species you will ever see in Tanzania depend on the grass such as: gerenuks, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, leopard, wildebeest, and lesser kudu. We strive to protect the land because conflict over land threatens not only the environment but nature itself.

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