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Tanzania to Deploy Army, Drones in Anti-Poaching Campaign
Tanzania is taking steps to combat the rise in elephant and rhinoceros poaching by deploying army personnel and camera-equipped drones to engage in anti-poaching operations.

According to the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, poaching has drastically reduced the elephant population to fewer than 70,000 in 2012 from about 109,000 in 2009.

Amid outcries from lawmakers about the increase in poaching, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Khamis Sued Kagasheki told parliament on Thursday (May 2nd) that President Jakaya Kikwete has authorised the deployment of army units for anti-poaching operations.

“The president has issued the order,” Kagasheki told parliament. “I have talked to Minister of Defence and National Service [Shamsi Vuai Nahodha] and we are at the final stages. I do not say when, but we are going to do something that will be remembered by generations to come.”

This is the second time the military has aided against poaching. In 1989, “Operation Uhai” helped the elephant population rebound after it reached a low of about 30,000, when it had been about 110,000 in 1976

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I second that , it's brilliant that something is being done, lets hope it has a real impact.
I am interested to know what that statement meant Doogs, it sounds very drastic, so I hope its a real deterrent.

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