Google Earth Community: Ngorangoro Crater, Wildlife Haven

Taken from this website.

Why the Ngorongoro
Crater is special
It is a haven for tens of thousands of big East African wild animals in north central Tanzania. The wildlife includes lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, rhinos, Thomson's gazelles, and water buffaloes.

Spectacular Setting
Geologically, Ngorongoro is the remnant of a volcano that blew apart, leaving a flat plain area ringed with steep walls. The Ngorongoro volcano, before it exploded and collapsed 2 millions years ago, was one of the world's tallest mountains. To appreciate its former size, consider that the crater (technically a caldera) measures about 20 kilometers (12 miles) across. The encircling rim (shown in photo's background) is 600 meters (2,000 feet) above the crater floor.

Why the Ngorongoro
is different than its
neighbors, the Serengeti
National Park and
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Unlike with the these two wildlife refuges, the migration in the Ngorongoro Crater is scant. Reasons: It has an abundant year-round food and water supply - and the precipitous walls of this collapsed extinct volcano discourage (but don't totally eliminate) migrating.
Another key difference is that the animals within the Ngorongoro Crater are less people shy to safari vehicles, so it's easier to view the animals up close. That helps explain why some seasoned safari goers believe that the Ngorongoro Crater is the most interesting wildlife preserve in the world.

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