STATISTICS

POACHING  STATICS:

Introduction

Tanzania is the second country in Africa with a large number of elephants after Botswana

Tanzania elephant’s population trends

–        1960s the elephant population was 250,000 to 300,000,

–        1980s elephant population decreased to 55,000,

–        In 2002 the number increased to 130,000,

–        In 2006 the number increased to 141,000 and,

–        In 2009 the number decreased to 109,000.

(Source: TAWIRI Censuses). TAWIRI – Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute