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30 I _Even as early as the 1950s, the Serengeti had already gained worldwide attention through the numerousdocumentaryfilmsproducedbyProfessor Bernhard Grzimek. The images from Serengeti darf nicht sterben (Don’t let the Serengeti die) were so powerful that he was awarded the Oscar for Best Documentary Film in 1960. Grzimek’s film reporting and personal commitment eventually led to greater sensitivity in the handling of Tanzania’s unique nat- ural resources as well as the expansion and pro- tection of Tanzania’s most important national park: the Serengeti. Many naturalists consider it the most important national park in the world, given how the migration of wildlife depends on it to ensure their survival. It is thelargestactivemammalianeco-system,providing living space for a total of up to six million animals. Duringtheirlongmigration,millionsofanimalscon- tinuously traverse the full breadth of the Serengeti in search of food, and in the process cross the Mara River in order to reach the Maasai Mara in neigh- bouring Kenia. _Genesis of the project A safari I took in connection with an expedition to Kilimanjaro in 2010 brought me to the heart of the Serengeti and from there northward to a small Maasai village named Ololosokwan on the border with Kenia. The very proud yet quite welcoming Maasai received me warmly. My guide, Seleu Kedoki, a local ranger with andBeyond who was well ac- quaintedwiththeregion,tookmetothetypicalgath- cone beam4_2014 I special _ aid project Daktari for Maasai – Mobile Dental Care in the Serengeti Author_ Prof. Martin Jörgens, Germany CBE0414_30-36_Joergens 28.11.14 11:59 Seite 1 CBE0414_30-36_Joergens 28.11.1411:59 Seite 1