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According to the Bank of Tanzania Monthly Economic Review report, the tourism industry was the main source of foreign exchange receipts by Tanzania in 2018. In the MER report for the year ending December 2018, travel earnings (dominated by tourism) increased due to a rise in the number of tourists arrivals. The earnings reached US$2.44 billion from US$2.25 billion tabled in the same period the previous year. The total receipts from services recorded a positive trend due to also the increase in the transport sector, which rose from $1.14 billion in 2017 to $1.22 billion in 2018. “Transport receipt increased due to growth in the volume of transit goods to and from neighbouring countries particularly Zambia, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi partly contributed by improved competitiveness at the DSM port, including removal of Value Added Tax on auxiliary services of transit cargo,” Bank of Tanzania said. MER reported that following an increase in travel and transport for...

Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania. It is located in Manyara   Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park.  The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season.  The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas. It covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles.) The landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley, and swamps. Vegetation is a mix of Acacia woodland, Commiphora-Combretum woodland, seasonally flooded grassland, and Baobab trees. Tarangire, where the giants meets , it is here that you will see large groups ...

What is World Pangolin Day? Join us in celebrating the 8th annual World Pangolin Day and help us raise awareness of the plight of pangolins! Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world, with conservative estimates suggesting that at least 10,000 pangolins are trafficked each year. Despite this conservation crisis, many people have never even heard of them. These shy animals don’t get the same media coverage that some larger mammals get, and World Pangolin Day was created to raise awareness and support for pangolin conservation. When is World Pangolin Day? World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the 3rd Saturday in February and in 2019 is on February 16. Sunda pangolins are nocturnal creatures and spend most of their day curled up in a ball. This pup was born at our Wildlife Release Station in the Cardamom Rainforest, Cambodia. Mother, Lucy, is a permanent resident at WRS due to her severe injuries. She lost a front and hind foot after getting caught in a ...

1. Arusha National Park 2. Gombe Stream National Park 3. Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park 4. Katavi National Park 5. Kilimanjaro National Park 6. Kitulo National Park 7. Lake Manyara National Park 8. Mahale mountains National Park 9. Mikumi National Park 10. Mkomazi National Park 11. Ruaha National Park 12. Rubondo Island National Park 13. Saadani National Park 14. Saanane Island National Park 15. Serengeti National Park 16. Tarangire National Park 17. Udzungwa Mountains National Park

The United States government announced 2018 as the fourth-warmest year on record . Overall, the past five years have been the five warmest years since record-keeping began in the late 1800s. And 2018 was a costly year for the US, too, with a total of 14 weather and climate disasters each exceeding $1 billion, according to NOAA . Unfortunately, in the US and globally, the amount of heat-trapping gasses entering the atmosphere continues to rise. As the planet rapidly heats up, we see extreme impacts of this warming across all landscapes, affecting wildlife and people around the globe. What’s happening right now: 1.Sea level rise: Global average sea level has risen by about 7–8 inches since 1900. Rising seas endanger coastal cities and small island nations by exacerbating coastal flooding, storm surge and contributing to more dangerous weather events. 2.Coral degradation: Changes in water temperature cause algae to leave coral reefs, turning the reefs white and making them vulnerabl...

Shaibu Utenga in his office. Photo by: Mussa Mandia By Happiness Kiemi Every morning before the sun shine, Shaibu Utenga and his Team take motorbikes hundreds of kilometres deep into the dense tropical rainforest of Rubondo Island National Park (RINP). Then, they leave their bikes behind and start hiking to the place where they left African great apes the day before  - or waiting for their morning screams, pant hoots and calling. Then they follow them all day long up to sunset. Shaibu, a conservationist with  the Tanzania National Parks, has worked worked in several national parks inhabited by chimpanzee, such as Gombe and Mahale National Parks. He is renowned for his contribution, albeit for a very short time, towards successful RINP Chimpanzee habituation through neutral visits. RINP is inhabited by western sub-species of chimpanzees, which over a period of four years were brought back to Africa between 1966 up to 1969. These Chimps were once taken to Western Europ...