Anti-Poaching in Tanzania

Anti-Poaching in Tanzania

A crucial element of conservation is obviously the need for anti-poaching. Each and every day, the local population encroaches into Wildli... 22:05

A crucial element of conservation is obviously the need for anti-poaching. Each and every day, the local population encroaches into Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), Game Controlled Areas (GCA) and Game Reserves (GR), looking to earn a living. This is a result of the ever increasing population of the local towns and villages.

CFT spends an incredible amount of resources on patrolling these areas, with a year-round presence. This will ensure that our children can still enjoy what we and our forefathers have enjoyed. It also helps not only to protect the animals, but to protect the natural habitat such as forest ecosystems, that disappear at an alarming rate due to charcoal burning or illegal logging.

The patrol units go on routine patrols looking for signs of any type of poaching which might be taking place in our concession areas. Meat and hide poaching is illegal to take place in any concession area and when poachers is caught there is a case immediately opened against them. The most common way of capturing animals are the non-selective methods used such as snares which cause a slow and painful death to any animal which might venture into it's path. Snares are 100 % successful in its work. Woodcutting, charcoal making, honey gathering and fishing are only allowed to be practiced with a valid permit in a GCA for a set time limit.

Poachers caught with 6 dead zebras in a private vehicle in the
Simanjiro West Game Controlled Area


Charcoal Poachers destroying their charcoal pit in The Masai East Open Area.

Our anti-poaching teams have numerous obstacles that lie ahead. We have been able to witness that all of our anti-poaching teams are dedicated to conserving our concession areas that we have the privilege and honor of managing for the country of Tanzania.


Our Maswa North Game Reserve anti-poaching team with over
200 snares retrieved out of the block.


Our Maswa North Game Reserve anti-poaching team seized meat,
various trophies, capes, spears, bows and poisoned arrows in a poachers camp.
Illegal timber camp being destroyed by our Mlele North Game
Controlled Area anti - poaching team
^{Source: Tanzania big game}