Current Human Impact (Positive)

• The Serengeti contains many national parks and game reserves, allowing animal populations to thrive and providing protection for endangered species 

Current Human Impact (Negative)

• The human population surrounding the Serengeti is beginning to pose a threat to the animal populations, such as lions and other big cats
• Another problem associated with humans is their dogs; in many of these areas dogs are not vaccinated against diseases such as rabies, which affects the wildlife when the dogs intermingle with the animals
• Example of this problem was 1994 CDV spread-almost 1/3 of lion population was killed when this virus jumped species
• In addition, thousands of tourists visit the game reserve each year
• Poaching is also a major problem