ARTICLE ON TARANGIRE.
INTRODUCTION:
Tarangire National Park is situated in the eastern portion of the Great lift valley that runs through Tanzania. It measures 2,642 sq km of grassland and floodplains, and a large proportion of tall acacia woodland just south of the large open grass plains of southern Maasai land. Tarangire is beautifully unspoilt, and safari drives through the park enjoy wide views to distant variously purpled formations of volcanic mountain ranges.
It is the fifth largest park after the Serengeti, Mikumi and Ruaha on the southern circuit and Katavi on the under-utilized western circuit. The park is named after the Tarangire river that provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. The park has large areas of wet lands such as those found at Gursi, Larmakua, Nguselorobi Swamps and Silale. They act as sponges and suppy Tarangire river during the dry season. The impressive valley of Tarangire river attracts good number of migrant animals during the dry months between July and September
The Soils at Tarangire are well-drained red loams, the three major types of soil are: Alluvial deposits are simply the sedimentary deposits resulting from the actions of rivers that wear away the rock […]

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