East Africa

Tanzania

Tanzania holds one of the largest contiguous protected wildlife landscapes in Africa — the Selous-Niassa corridor that links southern Tanzania with Mozambique. It is also home to o

Tanzania is an East African country whose Selous-Niassa corridor forms one of the largest contiguous protected wildlife landscapes in Africa; WARN's planned work supports ranger anti-poaching patrols, community veterinary outreach, and rapid-response field medicine for wildlife caught in snares.

Key Facts About Tanzania

Selous-Niassa corridor: one of the largest contiguous protected ecosystems in Africa.
Tanzania holds important African savanna elephant, lion, African wild dog and black rhino populations.
Bushmeat snaring is among the largest contemporary threats to large mammals in the southern protected areas.
Tanzania faces growing human-wildlife conflict around park boundaries.
Our planned Tanzania work supports anti-poaching patrols and community veterinary outreach.

What is the wildlife situation in Tanzania?

Tanzania's Serengeti-Mara, Selous-Niassa and Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystems together host globally significant populations of African elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs and black rhinos. Bushmeat snaring is the dominant contemporary threat in the southern reserves.

What is WARN preparing to do in Tanzania?

Supporting ranger anti-poaching patrols, running community veterinary outreach in villages bordering the reserves, and providing rapid-response field medicine for any wildlife found alive in snares. Our Snare-Free Savanna appeal covers both Kenya and Tanzania.

Why Tanzania alongside Kenya

Wildlife and trafficking routes do not respect the Kenya-Tanzania border. Operating across both countries lets our planned programmes share intelligence, veterinary capacity and corridor protection work.

Key Species in Tanzania

Endangered

African savanna elephant

Vulnerable

African lion

Critically Endangered

Black rhinoceros

Endangered

African wild dog

Vulnerable

Cheetah

Vulnerable

Temminck's ground pangolin

Tanzania FAQ

Is the Selous Game Reserve still intact?

Yes. The Selous-Niassa corridor remains one of the largest contiguous protected landscapes in Africa, though parts have been re-designated and there is ongoing pressure from infrastructure development.

What is the biggest threat to Tanzania's wildlife?

In the south, bushmeat snaring; in the north, human-wildlife conflict around expanding settlement; across all regions, climate-driven drought events.

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An adult male African lion with a full dark mane resting in tall golden savanna grass at sunset in East Africa

Species

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A family group of African savanna elephants with large flapping ears walking across open grassland in southern Kenya with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background

Species

The African Elephant: Two Species, One Crisis

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