Joint Press release by Tanzania National Parks, German Embassy Tanzania, and Frankfurt Zoological Society
Seronera, Last week, the German
Ambassador to Tanzania handed over an aircraft to the Tanzanian
Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism. The Husky aircraft will be
deployed by Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) for surveillance of the
Serengeti National Park to support TANAPA’s fight against poaching.
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism
Prof. Jumanne Maghembe (right) receive Germany Ambassador in Tanzania
Egon Kochanke during the handing over event of the Husky Surveillance
aircraft to Serengeti National Park over the weekend.
The Husky surveillance aircraft donated by Germany to Serengeti National Park to enhance patrol activities.
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism
Prof. Jumanne Maghembe greet Serengeti National Park Tourism Warden
Godson Kimaro during the handing over event.
Germany Ambassador in Tanzania Egon
Kochanke (2nd left) delivering his speech during the handing over event.
Others in the picture from left are Serengeti Chief Park Warden William
Mwakilema, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Pro. Jumanne
Maghembe and Director General of TANAPA Allan Kijazi
„We are seeing the large mammals of our protected areas under a
severe threat of local extinction because of poaching,“ said Minister
Jumanne Maghembe on the occasion of the handover in Seronera. He
thanked the German government for the support in countering the recent
upsurge in poaching.
“Stringent law enforcement, community involvement and
ecosystem management are key in the fight against poaching”, said the
German Ambassador Egon Kochanke. “I am very proud to be able to hand
this aircraft over to the Tanzanian authorities and FZS. This is an
important cornerstone of our close and longstanding cooperation.”
Frankfurt Zoological Society will operate the aircraft in
close cooperation with the Serengeti National Park Authority. With
aerial support, poacher camps and illegal activities can be detected
and the pilots can provide critical information to reaction forces on
the ground.
Tanzanian wildlife authorities are faced with a dramatic
upsurge of poaching threatening the country’s populations of elephants
and rhinos. To counter this threat and to support wildlife and habitat
monitoring, the German Government through the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided funding for
the acquisition of three aircraft.
The other two Husky A-1C Aircraft will be deployed in the
Tanzanian Selous Game Reserve and the Zambian North Luangwa National
Park. The Husky is well suited for monitoring and anti-poaching surveys
as it operates at low heights and slow speeds.
This support is part of longer-term financial and technical
development cooperation measures implemented by FZS, GIZ, KfW, in
collaboration with Tanzania Wildlife Authority TAWA, Tanzania National
Parks TANAPA, and the Zambian Department of National Parks and Wildlife
DNPW.
For further information, please contact:
| Paschal Shelutete Corporate Communications Manager Tanzania National Parks Tel.: 0754 313 248 shelutete@yahoo.com |
John Merikion Communications officer German Embassy Tel +255 (0)755 696 366 Pr-100@dare.diplo.de |
Patrick Eickemeier Africa Communications Manager Frankfurt Zoological Society Tel.: 0732 985 768 patrick.eickemeier@fzs.org |
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