Tanzania: Five-Year Action Plan for the Safety of Chimpanzees

The government has developed a five-year plan of action to protect chimpanzees and save them from extinction.

Tanzania is home to more than 2,500 chimpanzees, but half live outside protected areas. This plan, which was launched yesterday by the Tanzania Wildlife Institute (Tawiri) in Dar es Salaam, announced that it would lay the foundation for the future of the chimpanzee. At the launch, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla said the plan would identify the threats that lead to the destruction of the main habitats of chimpanzees and a list of strategies and activities to be implemented. provide ecological restoration for a healthy population of chimpanzees.

"It will not be an easy task because we have to make a lot of effort to involve our people in villages and districts," according to Tawiri, the action plan mentioned threats such as small-scale agriculture, human settlements and infrastructure near conservation areas and human resources. "The chimpanzee population and its habitat face many threats, calling for deliberate conservation strategies is crucial to protect them" Tawiri general manager Simon Mduma said,

Tanzania Chimpanzee Conservation Action Plan 2018-2023 coordinated by Tawiri in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) as part of USaid project financial support.

In addition, Katavi Regional Commissioner Major General (Rtr) Raphael Muhuga said that they have at least 700 chimpanzees in the area who live outside the protection zones. 19659011] "This plan can point the way to how we can protect the resource and ensure that it benefits us economically through tourism," he said.