Everything you need to know about Ruaha National Park | Tanzania - 255 Updates

The Ruaha National Park is one of the few famous wildlife areas in Tanzania where one can have a rare experience watching the intermittent games of stunning landscapes. The park is rich in flora and fauna like the Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) that cannot be found in any other national park. The park boasts its almost untouched and undiscovered ecosystem, which makes the safari experience unique.

Narrated by the Great River like other rivers like Mwagusi, Jongomero and Mzombe, it saves the garden life line. During the dry season, these rivers become mostly the main source of water for wildlife. There are a few natural springs that provide the same purpose.

In choosing a dry season, elephants get water from the dry sand rivers using their feet and front trunks. The remaining waters that lie along the Great Rowa River are also an important habitat for hippos, fish and crocodiles.

climate
The Roya National Park features a dual rainforest style. The short rainy season starts from November to February, while the long rainy season is between March and April. Average annual rainfall ranges between 500 mm-800 mm with an average annual temperature of about 280 ° C. The park experiences a dry season between June and October when the temperature at Msembe's headquarters reaches 350 ° C.

History of Park
The park dates back to 1910 when it was published in the Saba Game Reserve from Germany and then the name was changed by the British to Rungwa Game reseve in 1946. In 1964, the southern part of the game was published as Ruaha National Park and in 1974 a portion was incorporated From the southeastern part of the river she narrated it in the park. The name "Rawaha" stems from the word "rooftop", which means "river." The Roya National Park is part of the Rungwa-Kizigo – Mohesi ecosystem covering more than 45,000 square kilometers. In 2008 the Usangu game reserve and other important wetlands in the Usangu Basin were added to the park, making it the largest park in Tanzania and East Africa with an area of ​​about 20,226 km2.

The importance of Parks
The Roya National Park contains a wide variety of plants and animals including elephants, buffalo, antelopes and some rare and endangered species such as wild dogs. The park serves as a water shade of wildlife and humans. This makes them of economic importance because they support agricultural activities in the riverbed and contribute to the country's hydropower (HEP) in the Meteira and Kedato dams.

Attractions
Birds
The park is one of the bird paradise in Tanzania with over 571 species and some of them are known to be migrants from both inside and outside Africa. Migratory species from Europe, Asia, the Australian edge and Madagascar are recorded in the park. Species of interest in the park include the red-billed Rothha (Tokus ruahae), which is prevalent in the region. The Osanjo Basin, a newly annexed wetland, is one of the country's important bird areas (IBA) as recognized by Birdlife International. Although birds can be seen all year round, the best time to see birds is during the wet season.

the animals
It is believed that it was narrated by more elephants than any national park in East Africa. It is also a place where superb mammals such as Kudu (Old and Small), Sable and Rowan can be easily discovered in the Miombo Forest. Male kudo have beautiful spiral horns, while the sable antelope has impressive curved horns. The park is also home to endangered wild dogs. Other animals in the park include lions, cheetahs, leopard, giraffes, zebras, islands, impala, bat foxes and jackals.