Tanzania is vitally important for African carnivores, being home to 35 species. In an exciting new initiative to coordinate carnivore conservation at a national level, ZSL and TAWIRI (the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, which oversees wildlife research and informs conservation policy) have established the Tanzania Carnivore Programme. Based at TAWIRI Headquarters in Arusha, the Programme employs three full-time scientific staff and provides both training facilities and a central focus for carnivore research and conservation. The Programme was established through a grant from the Darwin Initiative Scheme of the UK government, and is now funded through the international partnership between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Contact: Dr Sarah Durant, sdurant(a)wcs.org