The Federal Republic of Germany is set to support Tanzania in
anti-poaching operations using a special surveillance aircraft in the
Africa’s famous Serengeti National Park.
Through this support, Germany government will also help Tanzania to
control poaching in northern parts of this country where elephant and
rhino species are threatened by poachers.
Hans Koeppel, Charge d’Affaires of the German Embassy in Tanzania
said the bloody ivory trade had massively threatened Tanzania’s unique
ecosystems and livelihoods of rural communities, also tourism
operations.
He said when seeing off Tanzanian delegation to the International
Tourism Fair (ITB) 2014 in Germany’s capital Berlin, that, protection of
wildlife for sustainable tourism was a priority to German support on
conservation.
About 80 Tanzanian companies including hotels and tour operators are participating the ITB 2014.
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