PROTECTING the 'wild' in wilderness

A VITAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR RESTORED

A crucial link between the Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks, the Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor (Corridor) forms part of an ancient wildlife migratory pathway through the region.

Named ‘the place of slaughter’ in Swahili, the Corridor was a natural funnel for migrating wildlife, which made them an easy target for hunters and poachers, who all but wiped the land clean. By 2009, the Corridor had been declared abandoned by the Tanzanian government.

Since Chem Chem Association was founded in 2008, the restoration of this critical wildlife migratory corridor has been our key focus. In the years that followed, our tireless conservation efforts in collaboration with the Tanzanian government have transformed the landscape. Today, the Corridor is a thriving ecosystem where abundant antelopes graze the plains under the watchful eyes of lions and herds of elephants journey from Tarangire National Park to bathe in the waters of Lake Manyara.

The success of our conservation model is clear — and it has not gone unnoticed. The restoration of the Corridor is set to become the blueprint for rehabilitating 61 similar wildlife corridors across Tanzania.

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Anti-poaching

Prioritising the protection of our wildlife

We support a joint anti-poaching team of 38 rangers and set up mobile anti-poaching camps that move through our protected wildlife area on foot and by vehicle to patrol and protect wildlife.

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The Joint Monitoring and Protection Centre

Harnessing the power of collaboration.

The first of its kind in Tanzania, the JMPC oversees all conservation activities within the Kwakuchinja Corridor, providing essential protection and monitoring capacity through its digital infrastructure.

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A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

- John James Audobon

Two antelopes walking near water with their reflections visible on the surface.

SECURING THE FUTURE OF THE CORRIDOR

Despite the successful restoration of the Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor (Corridor), illegal activities such as poaching, overgrazing and logging continue to threaten its fragile ecosystem. To realise our vision for its long-term preservation, we are collaborating closely with the Tanzanian government on a plan that not only ensures wildlife can continue to roam freely and without fear, but that the communities that share the land with us directly benefit from the Corridor’s protection.

In 2025, the Tanzanian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chem Chem Association, officially establishing the wildlife corridor as a protected area (a process known as gazettment). Together, we are actively working towards a human-wildlife coexistence plan to ensure that wildlife thrives while ensuring that community land is protected.

Chem Chem Association and our Joint Monitoring and Protection Centre (JMPC) will play a crucial role in this process as we continue to collaborate with both government and community partners to achieve this goal.

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Our mission is to collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Tanzanian government, and engage with members of our communities as equal partners in conservation in order to pave the way to a sustainable model of conservation.

By working together, we can ensure the Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor, and by extension, the greater Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem thrives for generations to come.

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Chem Chem Association Maasai Mara Guardian Overlooking Tanzania