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I love knowing the common migration paths used by both People. other Mamals and fish!

Saving Grayling - USFW This is "Saving Grayling - USFW" by Pioneer Studios on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Mobile Camping in the Mara Triangle our favorite part of the Maasai Mara. Thanks Ninian Lowis for these super images.

TANZANIA -
MAASAI vs GOVERNMENT - ancestral lands under huge threat !

The tensions have long been simmering.
To the east of the Serengeti, between the park's border and Loliondo, lies a corridor of about 1500 sq. kms, which forms part of the great migration route.

For many years, this has been 'mixed' land use - the traditional pastoralists have grazed their cattle there, whilst co-existing in a tense arrangement, with safari and hunting operators, plus the Tanzanian National Parks.

Now, the government intends to finally evict the Maasai and restrict them to 60% of the land usage they currently have. This will affect about 30 000 people.

Tanzania already has one of the highest areas of land under conservation, both in Africa and the world, so it's admirable that they wish to conserve more, formally.

HOWEVER - at what cost to the traditional people of the area who've lived in utter harmony, and been custodians of the great animal treasures for many, many centuries?

This high-handed approach by government is terribly wrong.

There HAS to be a middle ground solution.

Time to lobby harder. EAC? SADC? AU? Human rights bodies?

Maasai fury as plan to lure Arabian Gulf tourists threatens their ancestral land Tribal leaders vow to resign official posts in protest after nomads are denied access to their pastures in Serengeti 'wildlife corridor' to make way for Dubai-based luxury safari company

I know it's not Serengeti-related, but indirectly poaching affects our beloved natural icon - the Serengeti-Mara - and it is a special day after all ...

It's an UTTER PRIVILEGE to be able to formally announce today - WORLD RHINO DAY 2012 - the demo launch of Kenny D's new work in progress - "RHINO RAP" -

This is the first time ever I can recall in southern Africa - and beyond - where a dynamic, young, social justice activist has stood up for the rights of our precious wildlife, under threat - and rhino in particular - and put his/her heart into a musical context, so that our youth can identify with the scourge of poaching.

Kenesias Dambakurima - I humbly salute you, my Zim brother.
As I said when we spoke earlier today - you're a 'genius'.

Here, my Serengeti fighter-friends - is how we start to build community bridges regionally ... IMHO -
(Brian)

All Waves Here's the official demo launch of 'RHINO RAP' (a working title) by Zimbabwean activist and musician, KENNY D, currently based in Cape Town. Toda...

WE NEED TO REACH 10-100 TIMES MORE PEOPLE I HAVE JUST BEEN GIVEN A PLACE TO START BY A FRIEND IN HOLLAND:

NEW AVAAZ PETITION:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/I_would_like_to_stop_the_destruction_of_nature_Stop_The_Ecocide_Worldwide/?fLeNdcb&pv=1

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE BEFORE WE CAN NOT KEEP OUR ONLY HOME ALIVE.

The whole natural world is being destroyed. Only we can stop it. Blessings and Thanks

I would like to stop the destruction of nature. Stop The Ecocide Worldwide It is very important that each and every human being understands NOW that we are on the brink of losing too much to survive. We all should stand up against the killers of our Planet. There is no Planet B!

Mayuka Thaïs
Dearest Friends & Fans, I've just been notified by Eco Arts Awards that I am one of the finalist for my music video "ALL WE GOTTA GIVE" which is a song about endangered species. If you think that my video best describes "ecology" it would mean the world to me if you can go to this site and cast your vote for my song because my students, band, and I worked really hard together to create this video. My music video for this song is here> http://youtu.be/hwGiKci00Sg Thank you so much for your constant support & kindness. -Mayuka Thais
Short Videos
ecoartsawards.com
The annual competition in creative genres to encourage artists to use 'ecology' as a theme in their respective art.

Mayuka Thaïs "All We Gotta Give" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (Song to help save our Endangered Animals)
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Single "All We Gotta Give" can be found on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-we-gotta-give/id408254597?i=408254598

Mayuka Thaïs "All We Gotta Give" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (Song to help save our Endangered Animals) Single "All We Gotta Give" can be found on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-we-gotta-give/id408254597?i=408254598

http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=37233

I was not on line between Sat Night and Monday morning so missed this very important announcement.

I think that this is a very encouraging and sensible announcement and one that the 60,000+ people that have worked since mid 2010 to stop the Highway and Now transport corridor and pipeline from cutting across the great Migration route between the North Serengeti and the Maasai Mara on various FB pages can now take some pride in for a job well done.

Yes Xavier and others we will stay awake and see what happens next but through us and our 1000's of friends THE WHOLE WORLD IS NOW WATCHING and ready to defend and protect and intact Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem.

Home Tanzania and Uganda have agreed that a proposed joint commercial rail track from Tanga to Arusha and Musoma and onward to Kampala, would not cut through the Serengeti national park, ending 12-months of speculation.

http://wolfganghthome.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/tanzania-conservation-breaking-news-attempted-denial-of-cross-serengeti-railway-exposes-yet-more-projects/

Thanks Again Wolfgang : " It is not an either or but a sensible compromise to be sought and implemented which leaves pristine wilderness areas intact for decades to come as a resource for wildlife based tourism, a major economic activity for Tanzania and much of the rest of East Africa. Let us not destroy what already works and works well but protect and preserve it while employing some common sense when finally deciding on where highway, railway and pipeline will be located. Not across the Serengeti if global opinion has anything to do with it. Watch this space." Blessings from Kenya

Tanzania conservation breaking news – Attempted denial of cross Serengeti Railway exposes yet more ‘ OFFICIAL DENIALS EXPOSE YET MORE TIMEBOMBS FOR CONSERVATIONISTS (The most direct line from Mwambani to Musoma leads across the Serengeti) With much of official Tanzania on their year-end vacati...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75CmqkjCyE&feature=share
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Mike Rainy

Stop That Train - Clint Eastwood & General Saint (with lyrics)

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE TRAIN FROM TANGA TO ARUSHA AND THROUGH MAASAI LAND VIA LAKE NATRON AND ACROSS THE NORTH SERENGETI CUTTING THROUGH THE GREAT SERENGETI-MARA WILDEBEEST MIGRATION TO MUSOMA AND ON TO KAMPALA IN UGANGA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75CmqkjCyE&feature=share

This Makes about as much sense having the New Egyptian Government
asking for Chinese Corporate help and Finance to do a feasibility study to First Bulldoze the Great Pyramids and then build on that cleared site a new Metro station and Parking Mall for the New Giza Walmart and Mall Of Egypt.
MR