New Directors have also been appointed:
Director of Conservation and Community Development:
Mr B. Kawasange.
Director of Operations:
Mr B. Murunya, at this moment, 'Acting Conservator'.
Director of Finance and Administration:
Mr S. Kyambile.
Amid these administrative changes, nature has been
making changes of her own.
The dry season was washed away by longed for rains and
as the rains continue early flowers cover the plains
making the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra
even more spectacular than usual.
The wildebeeste are beginning calving on the short
grass plains, water and grass abound and unusual
flowers make photography a joy for Ngorongoro's
visitors.
A beginning to remember. It will make the rest of the
year unusual too, a year to remember.
A good year to travel to Ngorongoro. To Remember.
This has been keenly felt this New Year in The
Ngorongoro Conservation Area as there have been
important administrative changes as well as a very
unusual wet season, surprising us all with an
unexpected landscape for this time of year.
The Conservator of Ngorongoro, Mr Emannuel Chausi, has retired.
Mr Chausi held the post of Conservator for the last 14
years and has guided the NCA through a time of
immense change. He has been our longest serving Conservator. One of
the many impressive things he will be remembered
for.
During his stewardship, tourist numbers have
dramatically increased, infrastructural problems
addressed and a new era in relationships with the
residing indigenous peoples has been cemented.
We applaud his leadership. He will of course, be
missed by one and all.
In due course, The President of Tanzania, will appoint
a new Conservator of Ngorongoro.
During this time of transision, the 'Acting
Conservator' Mr Bernard Murunya, will be striving to
uphold the administration's policy.
The old year changing into the new, always brings a feeling of a fresh beginning.