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.
Germany Ambassador Hon. Egon Kochanke (2nd
left) handing over a certificate of ownership of the Husky surveillance
aircraft donated to Serengeti National Park to the Minister for Natural
Resources and Tourism Pro. Jumanne Maghembe. Others in the picture are FZS
Program Manager for Africa Gerald Bigurube, Acting Director General of TAWA
Martin Loibooki, TANAPA Director General Allan Kijazi, Serengeti Chief Park
Warden William Mwakilema and TANAPA Director of Tourism and Marketing Ibrahim
Mussa.
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Joint Press release by Tanzania National Parks, German
Embassy Tanzania, and Frankfurt Zoological Society
A Husky to help watch over the Serengeti
Seronera, 15 February 2016 – Today, 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.
„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
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John Merikion
Communications officer
German Embassy
Tel +255 (0)755 696 366
Pr-100@dare.diplo.de
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Patrick Eickemeier
Africa Communications Manager
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Tel.: 0732 985 768
patrick.eickemeier@fzs.org
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