Fauna

Ruaha straddles the transition zone where southern African and eastern African species of flora and fauna overlap, creating a unique variety of animals, birds and vegetation.

The bird life here is similarly prolific with 528 species recorded. It is also now thought, after recent investigations into a remote western area of the park, that Ruaha may also represent the Eastern and Western convergence zone for bird species

It boasts the most southerly protected area where Grants Gazelle, lesser Kudu and Striped Hyenas occur. Miombo woodland with its attendant fauna is common in central Africa but is not found further north in Tanzania. Furhermore, Ruaha enjoys a vast array of flora with over 1,650 species recorded so far. In comparison, Selous has about 830 species recorded and N.E Serengeti 410.