Abstract:
Sustainable tourism development in the
Serengeti-Mara region seemingly depends
largely
on
the
wildebeest
migration
phenomenon. Environmental management,
resource use practices & other human
activities on either side of the Kenya
Tanzania boundary have begun to alter the
spectacular nature of the migration. The
main objective of this study was to assess
the effect of the wildebeest migration route
on sustainability of tourism development.
The study was guided by Tragedy of
Commons Theory. A questionnaire was used
to collect primary data from the field. A
pilot survey at Lake Nakuru National Park
was used to test reliability of the research
instrument. Focused group discussion was
also used. The research instrument was also subjected to scrutiny by subject matter
experts to determine content validity. The
target population for the study was 14983
individuals
drawn
from
conservation
agencies employees, business community
and local community members. A strata
sample size of 339 was adopted for the
study.
Qualitative
and
quantitative
techniques was used which was analyzed
using descriptive and inferential statistics.
The study found that management of
transboundary
resources
ensured
sustainability of tourism development.
