Context
Habitat fragmentation and conflicts with human populations threaten the survival of elephants and rhinos in Tanzania.
Objectives
The project aims to contribute to the conservation of wildlife in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and plans to achieve its goals through the following intervention strategy:
- Ensure the presence and maintenance of a strong network of informants to gather reliable intelligence for law enforcement operations within the NCA.
- Maintain a high level of vehicle maintenance for law enforcement units to ensure timely operations.
- Safeguard the integrity of a vital wildlife corridor connecting the NCA to Lake Manyara National Park.
- Promote human-elephant/rhino coexistence along the corridor and park boundaries.
Actions
- Training trackers to monitor elephants and rhinos and their tracks, and to report sightings to local law enforcement.
- Keeping the fleet of operational vehicles in good condition by providing appropriate maintenance and spare parts.
- Monitoring wildlife and human-wildlife conflicts in and around the corridor areas.
- Building chili fences and training farmers in capacity-building techniques to improve human-wildlife coexistence.
Partners
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PAMS Foundation is a U.S.-registered non-profit organization active in Tanzania. It works to protect wildlife and ecosystems through anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, ranger training, the promotion of peaceful human-wildlife coexistence, environmental education in schools, and the exploration of natural areas to preserve biodiversity.