Covering approximately 2,600 square kilometres, Tarangire National Park is known for its extraordinary natural attractions, which includes tree-climbing pythons, high concentration of wildlife species and abundant birdlife. The park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, eland and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to good grazing areas.

Nowadays however, the survival of the national park has become a matter of grave concern to conservationists following the growing threats confronting the park's bio-diversity. The threats consist in an increased incompatible land use on core areas - wildlife migratory routes and corridors, breeding sites, dispersal areas and foraging grounds.