The Habitat and Animal Protection Association or “HAPA” - which means “here within” in Kiswahili- was founded in 2001 with a commitment to ensuring a future for Tanzania's indigenous peoples, its wildlife and wild places. HAPA's mission is to promote the protection and sustainable utilization of vital wildlife habitat in Tanzania by facilitating the involvement of those people residing in critical wildlife corridors in conservation efforts and wildlife habitat management. Wildlife instinctively migrate along age-old routes in search of nutrients and water. For example, many ungulates (e.g. wildebeast, zebras and gazelle), as well as, elephants, traditionally migrate from Tarangire National Park in the wet season to feed off the vegetation from the nutrient rich soils of the Simanjiro Plains. In the dry season, the animals move back to Tarangire National Park because the Tarangire River is a reliable source of water. Wildlife Corridors are large swaths of land that are critical for the natural migration of wildlife between geographical areas of seasonal importance. These are areas of exceptional beauty and scenery with enough room to sustain even the largest mammals. They are also home to an increasingly number of people who use the land for herding, agriculture, and business. Fortunately, if managed correctly there is enough room for both a healthy ecosystem, as well as strong and successful communities. HAPA works with the people and communities living in these wildlife corridors to identify their own solutions to wildlife conservation and community development. In these areas, they work with all those who own and use the land to make the landscape both environmentally and economically viable. HAPA works to engage the ideas and commitment of local communities to help them in identifying the best, feasible solutions to ensure the wildlife corridor’s long-term survival. Habitat and Animal Protection Association joins with local landholders, government and others in these wildlife corridors to conserve the wildlife, wild places and natural processes.