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| A cross section of the 11 Land Rovers donated by FZS to Serengeti National Park, Selous and Maswa Game Reserves. |
As
rhino
and
elephant
poaching
numbers
reach
unprecedented
levels,
Frankfurt
Zoological
Society
(FZS)
has
donated
five
new
Land
Rover
vehicles
to
Tanzania
National
Parks
(TANAPA)
as
a
commitment
to
anti
poaching
efforts
in
the
Serengeti
National
Park.
The
vehicles
were
presented
to
His
Excellency
President
of
the
United
Republic
of
Tanzania
Dr.
Jakaya
Kikwete
by
the
Africa
Director
of
FZS
Robert
Muir
and
will
be
used
to
expand
surveillance
and
security
activities
in
the
Serengeti
National
Park.
The
donation
of
the
vehicles
lies
under
the
framework
of
the
Germany
Development
Cooperation
project
implemented
by
KfW
and
GIZ
which
symbolizes
the
fruitful
partnership
between
Frankfurt
Zoological
Society
and
the
Ministry
of
Natural
Resources
and
Tourism.
In
acknowledging
the
support
from
FZS,
Director
General
of
Tanzania
National
Parks
Allan
Kijazi
commended
the
support
saying
that
the
vehicles
will
help
support
anti-‐poaching
efforts
in
the
Serengeti
National
Park
which
is
also
a
World
Heritage
Site.
FZS
also
donated
other
six
vehicles
to
the
Ministry
of
Natural
Resources
and
Tourism
whereby
five
were
for
Selous
Game
Reserve
and
one
for
Maswa
Game
Reserve.
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| HE President Jakaya Kikwete receiving a key from the Director of FZS in Africa Robert Muir as a symbol of handing over the vehicles to Tanzanian Government. |
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| Some of the key official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania National Parks, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Selous Game Reserve and Germany Embassy pose for a group photo with HE President Jakaya Kikwete during the handing over event. |
SOURCE; TANAPA
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