DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 14 -- THE Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Aloyce Nzuki, said on Friday that the government was doing everything in its capacity to reduce conflicts and misunderstands between the public and authorities regarding wildlife.
Dr Nzuki said the human-wildlife conflict was very common in the areas where people and wildlife share limited available resources.
He added that the problem had been increasing due to some people settling and conducting various activities in areas reserved for wildlife.
Dr Nzuki cited climate change as a significant contributor to the rise in human-wildlife conflicts. Prolonged droughts, he said, resulted in reduced pastures and shortage of water.
He ...