Uganda seeks Tanzanian experience in combating poaching, illegal wildlife trade

NGORONGORO: THE Ugandan government, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Natural Resources, Doreen Katusiime, has continued a training tour to gain experience on how Tanzania has succeeded in implementing projects to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade

The team is in Tanzania where it has visited the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to obtain information on the Serengeti North project to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade using an integrated approach, a project implemented under the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority as one of the programs being carried out under the Anti-Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT Project).

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The Ugandan delegation also had the opportunity to visit attractions and conduct training in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark Museum

This is a special program of training visits between countries implementing Projects with similar objectives to exchange experiences and learn how other countries implement their Projects.