This area was preserved to secure the animals and vegetation. The disclosure of early human fossils by specialist Leakey was made in this area. As per fossils found by Leakey, the early man lived in this area 3 million years back. A few people have lived in this area.
Trackers were the primary individuals to settle here pursued by herders. Afterward, the Mbulu individuals came into the area pursued by the Datoonga people group. The two gatherings were ousted by the Masai individuals after a long fight. Today, the Masai people group are local and the main individuals around to munch their steers in this area.
The Ngorongoro crater (volcanic caldera) in the Ngorongoro conservative area authority was framed after a tremendous volcanic detonated and crumbled alone around 3 million years back. The crater, which covers an area of 260 square kilometres is 610 meters down.
Ngorongoro Conservative Area Authority
The Ngorongoro crater is the best spot for game survey in the entire of Tanzania. The bogs, marshlands and Lake Magadi(alkaline water lake) including the encompassing backwoods are a perfect home to around 40,000 wild animals.
This is likewise a bird watchers heaven particularly around the marshland and lake Magadi. Bird species normally observed here incorporate the vultures, geese, ostrich, delegated cranes, herons, flamingos, hawks, secretary birds and kori bustards.
There are different springs which channel into lake Magadi during the stormy season in the Ngorongoro conservative area authority. The streams are a decent wellspring of water to the wild animals, the steers and the Masai people group as well. Wild animals stay in the crater during the wet season. In the dry season when there is less grass, they move outside the crater looking for greener fields.