1. Germany Foreign Minister Hon.
Frank –Walter Steinmeier (right) handing over a symbolic key of a light
Husky aircraft for anti-poaching operations to Director General of
TANAPA Allan Kijazi. Others in the picture from left are Director of
Wildlife Herman Keraryo and Acting Director General of Tanzania Wildlife
Authority Martin Loibooki.
Director General of TANAPA Allan
Kijazi making a brief presentation about TANAPA to Germany Foreign
Minister Hon. Frank –Walter Steinmeier during the handing over event of
two surveillance aircrafts from Germany to Tanzania yesterday.
Director General of TANAPA Allan
Kijazi presenting some of the souvenirs of TANAPA to Germany Foreign
Minister Hon. Frank –Walter Steinmeier.
5. Germany Ambassador to Tanzania
Hon. Egon Kochanke (right) and the Permanent Secretary Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Liberata
Mulamula during the event.
Germany Foreign Minister Hon.
Frank –Walter Steinmeier (second right) posed in a group picture with
some of the Germany Members of Parliament who accompanied him during the
handing over event of two surveillance aircrafts from Germany to
Tanzania yesterday.
Director General of TANAPA Allan Kijazi speaking with media during the event.
Some of the invitees during the
handing over event. From left to right are Arusha Regional
Administrative Secretary Mr. Mapunda, African Wildlife Foundation
Country Director John Saleh and TANAPA’s Director of Tourism and
Marketing Ibrahim Mussa.
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Germany Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday handed over symbolic key of two Husky
aircrafts to Tanzania National Parks and Tanzania Wildlife Authority
respectively. The aircrafts will be used for anti-poaching operations in
the protected areas.
Director General of TANAPA Allan
Kijazi said that the aircrafts would take the joint approach by the
Germany Government through Frankfurt Zoological Society, TANAPA and TAWA
to tackle poaching in the protected areas.
The Husky A-1C is an ideal plane
for monitoring and anti-poaching surveys as it operates at low heights
and slow speeds-similar to that of a helicopter and has proven long-term
success rate for its use in finding poacher camps and recording GPS
positions for follow-up actions by teams on the grounds.
The Huskies will be used to monitor two of Tanzania’s elephant hotspots, Selous Game Reserve and Serengeti National Park.
Tanzania is home to some of the
most elephant and rhino populations on the planet but of recent days it
has experienced a severe threat from a massive upsurge in poaching.
Issued by Corporate Communications Department
Tanzania National Parks
23rd November, 2015
T: 027 250 1933
E: dg@tanzaniaparks.com
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