Dar es Salaam, Nov. 15 -- TANZANIA: A GROUNDBREAKING study has mentioned Tanzania in the list of few countries with a stable and growing elephant population over the last 50 years amid widespread declines across the continent.

The Wildlife Conservation Societys (WCS) Conservation Scientist, Mr Boo Maisels who is also a contributing author of the study said in a statement early this week that while the overall picture is discouraging for both forest and savanna elephants, some populations have remained stable or are even growing.

He said: “examples for forest elephants include those of the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo and the Mbam et Djerem National Park in Cameroon and for savanna elephants, the Katavi-Ruk...