Wildlife cases in Tanzanian courts
2016
Escot, Lorélie |
Majamba, Hamudi |
Slobodian, Lydia |
Illegal killing and trade is a major threat to wildlife particularly in Africa. The current levels of elephant and rhino poaching are the highest in decades driven by burgeoning demand for ivory. East African countries, especially Tanzania, are increasingly implicated as source or transit countries for illegal ivory and rhino horn.