Tanzania Sees Tourism Decline as Elephant Poaching Deters Guests

Bloomberg
Tanzania Sees Tourism Decline as Elephant Poaching Deters Guests
Bloomberg
Tanzania will struggle to increase tourist numbers this year as the poaching of big game and anxiety about planned elections put off visitors. An increase in the killing of elephants for their tusks has reduced the population by half in the past five ...
Ugandan elephants' long march to recoveryDeutsche Welle
Human-Elephant Conflict Needs More International ExposureNational Geographic
Elephant poaching in...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

ETurboNews

04 Sep

Elephant poaching, tourism and politics in Tanzania

eTurboNews
Elephant poaching, tourism and politics in Tanzania
eTurboNews
TANZANIA (eTN) - Ahead of Tanzania's general election in late October, opposition presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa, has vowed to end poaching of elephants and trade in blood ivory. Mr. Lowassa, who is vying for the Tanzania presidential post under ...

 

10 years ago

IAfrica.Com

03 Jun

Tanzania elephant decline 'catastrophic'

iAfrica.com
Tanzania elephant decline 'catastrophic'
iAfrica.com
Elephant census figures released by Tanzania show a "catastrophic decline" of around 60 percent over the last five years, leading wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC said on Tuesday. "The government's figures show Tanzania lost tens of thousands of ...
Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of poachingFirstpost
Tanzania's elephant population declines by 60 pct - surveyIPPmedia
Tanzania blames migration for huge...

 

10 years ago

Firstpost

03 Jun

Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of poaching

Firstpost
Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of poaching
Firstpost
Nairobi: The sharp decline of the elephant population in Tanzania, most likely due to poaching, is catastrophic, a wildlife conservation group said Tuesday. The Tanzanian government on Monday estimated that 65,721 elephants have died in the country in the ...
Tanzania elephant decline 'catastrophic'iAfrica.com
Tanzania's elephant population declines by 60 pct - surveyIPPmedia
Tanzania blames migration for huge...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Tanzania elephant poaching 'rises'

The killing of elephants has increased sharply in Tanzania since a controversial anti-poaching operation was suspended, a deputy minister says.

 

9 years ago

CNN International

31 Oct

Tanzania gets 'The Devil' as it cracks down on elephant poaching

CNN International
Tanzania gets 'The Devil' as it cracks down on elephant poaching
CNN International
(CNN) First, Tanzanian authorities arrested the "Queen of Ivory." Now they've got their hands on "The Devil." For the second time in a month, the country's National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit Task Force has bagged a wanted ...
CAUGHT: The Man Who Killed Thousands Of ElephantsThe Dodo
Most wanted ivory poaching mastermind arrested in Tanzania.Blasting News
Another blow to...

 

10 years ago

Toronto Star

06 Nov

Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania

Toronto Star
Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania
Toronto Star
A new report accuses high-level Chinese delegations of being conduits in smuggling ivory out of Tanzania, contributing to the alarming decline in the African country's elephant population. It also details the time, money and effort spent by Chinese nationals in ...
Chinese President's Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa VisitNew York Times (blog)
Tanzanian officials accused of conspiring in...

 

9 years ago

GlobalPost

18 Aug

China pledges more support to Tanzania's war against elephant poaching

National Geographic
China pledges more support to Tanzania's war against elephant poaching
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday expressed commitments towards supporting Tanzania's endeavors in the fight against elephant poaching. Lin Zhiyong, the Chinese Embassy's economic and commercial representative in Tanzania, ...
Human-Elephant Conflict Needs More International ExposureNational Geographic
Elephant poaching in Tanzania: Is the government playing the role of a...

 

11 years ago

Coastweek

16 Feb

Tanzania slams British newspaper over elephant poaching claims

Coastweek
Tanzania slams British newspaper over elephant poaching claims
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Natural Resources Conservation and Utilization have joined the Tanzanian government in slamming a British newspaper that accused President Jakaya Kikwete of laxity in ...
To sell or not to sell elephant tusks?Daily News
Tanzania police seize 58 pieces of ivoryBusiness Standard

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11 years ago

Reuters

13 Feb

Tanzania president says poaching boom threatens elephant population

IPPmedia
Tanzania president says poaching boom threatens elephant population
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said his country's elephant herds faced extinction following a wildlife poaching boom in east Africa's second-largest economy. Kikwete said a new census at the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem, ...
Mulls destroying the pile to deny illegal dealers loophole to dispose their hoardIPPmedia
Tackling wildlife crime and protecting tourism Tanzania blasts British...

 

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