Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli on Friday, October 11, blocked plans by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (Tanapa) to kill the hippos in Katavi Region, instead he advised the authorities to find alternatives to conserve the animals.
This comes after the President learned that the authorities were planning to kill over 50 hippos that have encroached human settlements in search of water and were posing danger for the villagers.
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