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By Staff Reporter Arusha
While the Tanzania's Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) explains that 41 animal crossings corridors are in danger of being closed due to the increase of humanitarian activities, the Babati district Commissioner, Lazaro Twange, has warned village community leaders who encourage the invasion of those Animal corridors.
Animal Corridors are important in Tourism, conservation and biology for Wildlife as they are used by animals from one area to another to find pasture, new breeds and protect themselves from diseases.
Speaking to journalists, TAWIRI Research Director Dr. Julius Keyyu said that there are 41 slaughterhouses in the country, and there is an important slaughterhouse area in Babati district that is in danger.
Dr. Keyyu said, there are 61 Animal Corridors in various places in the country, 20 have already closed and so without immediate measures, the problem will be bigger.
"What we are asking for is to protect these Animals corridors and the villages, by ensuring that the villages have a plan for the best use of land, by setting aside wildlife areas, residential areas, agriculture and other social activities" he said
He said right now there are important ponds in danger, if there is a pond for slaughter, which is located between Tarangire National Park and Manyara National Park.
"What has so far helped animal corridors not to be closed completely is the presence of the Burunge Wildlife Management Areas and we are very grateful to those who started this WMA's because without them I think the situation would have been worse" he said
The Babati district Commissioner, Lazaro Twange, speaking about the efforts to protect the conservation if there are wildlife crossings corridors, asked the leaders of the villages that make up Burunge WMA who are inciting conflicts to stop immediately.
DC Twange, speaking to the village leaders of the Vilima vitatu villages that make up Burunge WMA, said the government knows that there are some leaders in power and retirees, who are instigating conflicts in the area to oppose the animals crossing corridors for their own benefit.
"You, as a leader, see that you cannot manage the government's plans to develop conservation and protect corridors, then you better leave the position, but the government must take action against all the instigators," he said.
In that village, the citizens recently protested and closed the government offices of the Vilima vitatu village, protesting the placement of signs in their areas.
The Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Angella Kairuki, speaking at the 14th Congress of Scientists, organized by the Tanzania's Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) wanted to protect 41 corridors in the country to promote conservation and Tourism.
He said 20 corridors have already been completely studied and so the government is thinking of removing them from the list, leaving only 41 corridors in different parts of the country.
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