Tanzanians elephants might be wiped out in 7 years -

[MK254]

Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference Friday. The two-day UN-backed conference, which opened Friday, aims to develop strategies to stem elephant poaching in Tanzania, a top safari destination determined to protect its prized wildlife but struggling to stop sophisticated organised criminal gangs.


"Approximately 30 elephants a day are killed... at this rate the population will be exterminated by 2020," said the Tanzanian Elephant Protection Society (TEPS), an independent conservation group. Tanzanian Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal painted a bleak picture as he opened the summit, asking for international assistance in battling the increasingly well-organised and equipped poaching gangs. "Organised and intricate poaching networks in and outside the country sustain this illegal trade, thus making it difficult for Tanzania alone to win this battle," Bilal said.


Tanzanian police late last year launched a crackdown on suspected poachers amid a spate of elephant and rhino killings, operating under what was reported to be a shoot-to-kill policy and making sweeping arrests. While poaching rates dropped drastically, the operation was shut down because of allegations of harassment, rape and murder of suspected poachers. At least 19 people were killed and over 1,000 arrested in the crackdown, according to a government investigation. Once it stopped, elephant killings soared again. 'Needs long-term commitment' TEPS director Alfred Kikoti said he wanted the military to resume its role battling poachers. "They have to stay in there, protecting our elephants," he said. "They can't just be in there for one operation and then pull out. It needs to be a

Read more at: Standard Digital News - Kenya : Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 years

I've said this more often, we might have problems in Kenya, but Tanzania is far more of a "Shamba la bibi". Burying heads in the sand and chest thumping wakati nchi inaliwa hadi hata sisimizi.

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[kadoda11]

lawmaina78
you've no credibility to discuss about illegal poaching in tanzania.your country's is facing the same disaster.
Elephant hunting in Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MK254]

lawmaina78
you've no credibility to discuss about illegal poaching in tanzania.your country's is facing the same disaster.
Elephant hunting in Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At-least we are doing something about it, we charged a Chinese fine of Kshs 20 million, about Tshs 360,000,000 for being in possession of three tusks. But you, I saw on news you only launched some operation known as Tokomeza and beat up villagers senselessly then closed chapter. Meanwhile the beneficiary of butchering those elephants are just having a good time.

 

[djesco]

Ngoja wawaue wakimaliza tupumue,maana haiwezekani tembo wauwawe na meno yasafirishwe nje bila ya serikali kujua hii haingii akilini.NAIPENDA TANZANIA

 

[Koborer]

lawmaina78
you've no credibility to discuss about illegal poaching in tanzania.your country's is facing the same disaster.
Elephant hunting in Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes, may be you are right, but pointing a similar problem to you for your action should not attract such a scorn unless you are mentally retarded.

 

[waltham]

Yes, may be you are right, but pointing a similar problem to you for your action should not attract such a scorn unless you are mentally retarded.

MENTAL RETARDATION NDIO HAPA
[h=1]Meno ya tembo yaibwa katika kituo cha polisi[/h]

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Polisi akilinda sehemu ya shehena ya meno ya tembo iliyokamatwa Dar es Salaam hivi karibuni. Picha ya Maktaba


Posted Ijumaa,Mei9 2014 saa 8:25 AM
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• Kati ya meno hayo 108 yaliyokamatwa katika matukio ya ujangili, 74 yalitoweka katika kituo cha polisi wakati 34 yalibadilishwa na meno madogo, tofauti na yale yaliyokuwa yamekamatwa yakihusishwa na kesi ya ujangili Na. 3/2009 na kesi nyingine ya uhujumu uchumi Na. 2/2010 ambazo zilikuwa zikiendelea mahakamani mkoani Lindi.

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Dodoma. Meno ya tembo yaliyohifadhiwa kwa ajili ya vielelezo mahakamani yalitoweka katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Kilwa mkoani Lindi.

Tukio hilo limenukuliwa katika Ripoti ya Mdhibiti na Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali (CAG), ikisema meno makubwa 108 ya tembo na kilo 20 za meno mengine ya tembo yaliyokuwa yamehifadhiwa kama kielelezo cha kesi za uhujumu uchumi, yamebainika kutoweka kinyemela.

Ripoti hiyo iliyowasilishwa bungeni juzi, imebainisha kuwa meno mengine makubwa ya tembo yaliyokuwa na uzito wa kilo 498.3 yamebadilishwa kinyemela na meno madogo, hivyo kusababisha hasara ya kilo 203.66 za meno ya tembo ambazo thamani yake haikufahamika.

CAG Ludovick Utouh katika ripoti hiyo ya mwaka ulioishia Juni 30, 2013, amebainisha kuwa kumbukumbu katika Pori Tengefu la Miguruwe zilionyesha kuwa katika kipindi cha kuanzia Juni 5 hadi Juni 8, 2012 meno makubwa 108 yalikuwa miongoni mwa vielelezo kituoni hapo.

Kati ya meno hayo 108 yaliyokamatwa katika matukio ya ujangili, 74 yalitoweka katika kituo cha polisi wakati 34 yalibadilishwa na meno madogo, tofauti na yale yaliyokuwa yamekamatwa yakihusishwa na kesi ya ujangili Na. 3/2009 na kesi nyingine ya uhujumu uchumi Na. 2/2010 ambazo zilikuwa zikiendelea mahakamani mkoani Lindi.

Pia ilibainika kuwa kilo 20 za meno ya tembo ambayo yalikamatwa na kuhifadhiwa kama kielelezo cha majalada KLM/IR/184/2009, KLM/IR/235/2009 na KLM/IR/567/2010 yalitoweka.

Gari la ujangili latoweka

Ukaguzi huo pia ulibaini kuwa gari lililokamatwa likiwa kielelezo baada ya kukutwa na kilo 26 za meno ya tembo yenye thamani ya Sh135 milioni liliondolewa kinyemela katika Kituo cha Polisi Kilwa.

CAG katika ukaguzi huo alibaini upungufu katika usimamizi wa meno ya tembo na nyara nyingine za taifa katika chumba cha meno hayo Dar es Salaam na vituo vya mikoani.

CAG katika taarifa yake hiyo amesema kutokana na kukosekana kwa kumbukumbu sahihi, meno ya tembo yanaweza kuibwa au kupotea bila menejimenti kuwa na taarifa yoyote, hivyo ameishauri Serikali kuhakikisha kunakuwa na udhibiti wa kutosha katika usimamizi wa nyara za Serikali nchi nzima.

 

[Ishmael]

Unless Chinese end consumption of illegal ivory is stopped there is no hope to save the elephant or the rhino...unless Japanese illegal harvesting of fish, whales and dolphins is stopped...the seas will be empty....ivory, rhino horn, fish whales, wood and clean water are limited/finite resources....time is running out!!!!!

 

[JustDoItNow]

Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference Friday. The two-day UN-backed conference, which opened Friday, aims to develop strategies to stem elephant poaching in Tanzania, a top safari destination determined to protect its prized wildlife but struggling to stop sophisticated organised criminal gangs.


"Approximately 30 elephants a day are killed... at this rate the population will be exterminated by 2020," said the Tanzanian Elephant Protection Society (TEPS), an independent conservation group. Tanzanian Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal painted a bleak picture as he opened the summit, asking for international assistance in battling the increasingly well-organised and equipped poaching gangs. "Organised and intricate poaching networks in and outside the country sustain this illegal trade, thus making it difficult for Tanzania alone to win this battle," Bilal said.


Tanzanian police late last year launched a crackdown on suspected poachers amid a spate of elephant and rhino killings, operating under what was reported to be a shoot-to-kill policy and making sweeping arrests. While poaching rates dropped drastically, the operation was shut down because of allegations of harassment, rape and murder of suspected poachers. At least 19 people were killed and over 1,000 arrested in the crackdown, according to a government investigation. Once it stopped, elephant killings soared again. 'Needs long-term commitment' TEPS director Alfred Kikoti said he wanted the military to resume its role battling poachers. "They have to stay in there, protecting our elephants," he said. "They can't just be in there for one operation and then pull out. It needs to be a

Read more at: Standard Digital News - Kenya : Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 years

I've said this more often, we might have problems in Kenya, but Tanzania is far more of a "Shamba la bibi". Burying heads in the sand and chest thumping wakati nchi inaliwa hadi hata sisimizi.

CC: Geza Ulole kadoda11 Kimweri Bulldog

And you are happy about this, ehe???