Dar drive against poaching praised

The Wildlife Conservation Foundation of Tanzania (WCFT) has put into practice what is known as Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s Arusha manifesto on wildlife conservation.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged the government to resume the anti-poaching campaign -- Operation Tokomeza -- to help in efforts to end the slaughter of elephants.

There have been a lot of heated debate on whether President Jakaya Kikwete has been taking any serious measures aimed at taming poaching.

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) has donated 11 vehicles to the government of Tanzania in support of the anti-poaching efforts.

Kenya's government suspends five officials from the wildlife service, amid growing alarm over the poaching of elephants and rhinos.

>Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Lazaro Nyalandu has announced success in fighting poaching as the country has recorded zero elephant killing in the Selous Game Reserve in the past three months.

Tanzania’s efforts to fight poaching received a boost of Sh8.6 billion worth of equipment from Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF) to be used in conserving the country’s national parks.

Agency drive government to declare poaching a `national` disaster
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A leading Arusha based tourism agency, the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) is pushing the government to declare poaching a national disaster. The multi-billion-dollar tourism firms Chairman Willy Chambullo said mid this week in the region ...
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Not all the funds allocated for a campaign against poaching wildlife are disbursed, the National Audit Office has said.