Development of national policy for elephant conservation in Tanzania

Abstract

Only an abstract and the summary of the presentation and the following discussion are published. Notes that the responsibility of elephant conservation lies with the range states and the development of coherent, strong, politically approved national policies are necessary to indentify targets for effective action. Outlines the National Policy for Elephant conservation in Tanzania as developed by the the Department of Wildlife through the Protected Areas Wildlife Management Programme in 1993-93 and approved by the Minister in November 1994.