Tanzania Winning War on Elephant Poaching
An official in the anti-poaching unit in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has said that a report on the elephant population has found that the number killed by poachers have reduced from 193 per year in 2013, to 19 in 2018.
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Tanzania:
Vigorous Bid to End Poaching Demanded
Daily News, 14 July 2019
THE Assistant Director In-charge of the National Anti-poaching Unit in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Robert Mande, has directed the Pasiansi Wildlife Training… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Editorial - Anti-Poaching Drive On Track
Citizen, 25 February 2019
The revelation that the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (Tawa) - operating in collaboration with a national task force - busted a poaching network is music to our ears. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tanzania Shines in Wildlife Protection Drive
Daily News, 18 June 2019
AS the African continent and international stakeholders join efforts in fighting illegal wildlife activities and protecting the wildlife, Tanzania has emerged as one of countries… Read more »
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The government, with the support of the World Wide Fund for Nature, will embark on a 12-month project which aims to save the remaining elephants in the Selous Game Reserve from ... Read more »
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Elephant poaching is a huge problem in Tanzania, the government has over the years made efforts to reduce it and now a new study by the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute has ... Read more »