Human-wildlife conflict: Tanzania opts for rapid-response measures instead of culling already endangered elephant species

Human-wildlife conflict: Tanzania opts for rapid-response measures instead of culling already endangered elephant species

Tanzania has ruled out elephant culling as a strategy to control rising human-wildlife conflict. Instead it is scaling up rapid-response measures to protect communities from destructive raids, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has said. Addressing parliament in Dodoma on Thursday, Nchemba said the government would not adopt proposals to kill elephants...

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