2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1008+ words) The anti-poaching fight that the world waged against the ivory trade has phenomenally reduced elephant poaching and revived its population in Tanzania. "The widely reported case of 2019, Yang Fenglan, the Chinese lady who was convicted of ivory trafficking, is a…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (558+ words) Arusha. Tanzania, once among Africa's leading elephant strongholds, has recorded a sharp decline in its elephant population over the past 20 years, according to the new findings of the National Wildlife Census 2024/2025. The census shows that elephant numbers have fallen from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (559+ words) Arusha. Tanzania has cemented its position as Africa's leading wildlife powerhouse after emerging top in the population of lions and buffaloes, according to the 2024/2025 national wildlife census conducted by the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (Tawiri). The findings show that Tanzania…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1133+ words) The villages in Mikweme surrounding Mikumi National Park were in pandemonium. River Luhembe where children go to play and swim and women fetch water, had been invaded by an unwelcome guest: a vicious crocodile. Traditionally, this river doesn't have these…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (712+ words) Senior Journalist with The Citizen Dar es Salaam. For decades, Africa, Tanzania included, has been told how to conserve its own land, forests and wildlife, with policies drafted abroad, research agendas set elsewhere and solutions imported with little regard for…...