Future Impact

      The future state of the Serengeti is ambiguous; it can be improved or deteriorated. Much of this depends on how much support it will continue to get, the population that lives off of its land, and whether or not major roads will be built through it. As of right now, current trends show that support for conserving the Serengeti will remain strong (4). However, settlement and agricultural impacts caused by people who live around the Serengeti may continue to increase. There is a growing population that only continues to increase; these people need to survive, therefore more development is required, which may continue to limit the expanse of the Serengeti (5). The increase in population will probably increase the reliance on poaching and bushmeat. People will continue to poach to gain in finances and will continue to eat bushmeat as a source of protein; therefore many animal species will remain in danger (1,6). There is ambiguity surrounding the building of roads due to the uncertainty of whether or not they will be built, but if they are, there could be a monumental negative impact on all the animals but especially those that migrate. There is an all-weather road being proposed by the Government of Tanzania that will be built through the northern portion of the Serengeti National Park. Building of this road will impose a barrier which can lead to a predicted reduction of the wildebeest population by 35% and side effects of the road include allowing poachers to access wild animals more easily as well as a loss of habitat (3). The concrete evidence shows that there is a high chance that the Serengeti will still be in existence but future prospects show a deterioration of its wonders if human impact is not altered. 

http://predatoraware.wildlifedirect.org/category/masai-mara/page/3/
A Poacher with an elephant; this is one of the biggest problems of the future

http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/876
Poached Black Rhinoceros horns; the Black Rhinoceros are already endangered
and if poaching does not stop, their situation may worsen.