Tanzania, Feb. 25 -- Bagamoyo. Accurate media coverage of confrontations between wild animals and human beings is important in fostering sustainable coexistence between the two, experts have said.

The government, along with various stakeholders, has made substantial investments in sustainable conservation initiatives aimed at mitigating human-wildlife conflicts (HWC).

However, experts who spoke at a tailor-made journalist training session over the weekend cautioned that if media coverage continues to portray these interactions negatively, the effectiveness of those efforts could be undermined.

The training has been organised by the Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET) with the support of the Mitigation of Human Wildl...