Tanzania

Official Name United Republic of Tanzania Capital Dar es Salaam Area 885980 km² Population 29 Mio. Currency Shilling Languages Kiswahili, Swahili, Kinuguja

Fair Game Duiker Red flanked, Yellow backed Duiker, Kirk?s Dik Dik, Hartebeest Lichtenstein' s, Hyaena Striped, Reedbuck Mountain, Reedbuk, Kudu Lesser, Grysbok Sharpe, Duiker blue, Scimitar Oryx, Bushbuck, Leopard African, Roan Antelope, Steenbok, Warthog, Waterbuck, Zebra Burchells, Buffalo African, Elephant African, Hippopotamus, Impala, Kudu Greater, Lion, Hartebeest, Duiker Common, Genet, Klipspringer, Gnu Whitetailed, Serval, Eland, Civet African, Thomson?s Gazelle, Wild cat, Spotted Hyaena, Gemsbok, Sidestriped jackal, Red Duiker, Damara Dik Dik, Gnu White-Bearded, Grant?s Gazelle, Nile Crocodile, Porcupine, Ostrich, Oribi

Tanzania Hunting Regulations
No person shall hunt any animal exept under and in accordance with the condition of a valid game license issued to him and such game license should be surrendered at the end of the safari.
Any person who wounds any animal shall use all reasonable endeavours to kill it at the earliest opportunity
If a dangerous animal (elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard) which has been wounded enters a game controlled area, a game reserve, a forest reserve, a national park or the Ngorongoro Conservation Area the person wounding it shall forthwith report such entry to the, nearest Game Officer, Forest Officer, Park Warden, or Conservator, as the case may be and suchOfficer shall take all necessary measures to assist such person in killing the animal.
Any person who wounds any dangerous animal and fails to kill it shall forthwith make a report thereof to the nearest Game Officer. Every report shall specify the date, time and place of the wounding, the nature of the wound, the efforts made to kill the animal and such other information as may assist in the locating the animal.
No person shall, except by and in accordance with the written authority of the Director previously sought and obtained use for the purpose of hunting any animal any mechanically propelled vehicle, any poison, poisoned bait, poisoned weapon, stakes, pitfall, net, frap, setgun, missile, explosive, ball ammunition, snare, hide, fence or enclosure; a dog or any domesticated animal; any fire-arm capable of firing more than one cartridge as a result of one pressure of the tngger or of reloading itself more than once without further action by the operator; any device capable or deducing or designed to reduce the sound made by the discharge of any firearm; any artificial light or flare; or any anaesthetic dart capable of immobilisation.
Hunt any animal from any mechanically propelled vehicle or within two hundred metres of such vehicle, except when hunting birds in water; (other than a hippopotamus, otter, sitatunga, water-buck or bird) within five hundred metres of any permanent water, pool, waterhole or salt-lick within a kilometre of a national park, a zoological garden, the Ngorongoro conservation Area or an aerodrome during the hours of darkness.
No person shall for the purpose of hunting or while on a hunting trip, camp within a kilometre of any aerodrome; drug, cut or display any dead animal in the vicinity of any lodge, hotel, zoo or camp frequented by visitors; throw any animal carcass into any permanent water, pool, water-hole, salt-lick or any place commonly used by animals as a resting place; leave any animal carcass within two kilometres of any aerodrome or a kilometre of any public road, lodge, hotel or zoo; leave on any hunting site litter, refuse, unburnt trophy drying racks or a burning fire or leave such site in a state likely to constitute a danger to the public or animal health.

There are minimum calibre regulations for the different species. .375 is the minimum caliber for Buffalo, lion and elephant and 7 mm for the larger antelopes and leopard.
Weapons of a caliber of not less than 6 mm can be used on warthog, bushbuck, reedbuck and the smaller antelopes. .22-rifles are only for birds, shotguns can only be used for birds and crocodiles. Semiautomatic weapons with a capacity of more that two cartridges and automatic weapons are not allowed. The Professional Hunter has to make sure that suitable weapons are used for the hunt.

Climate
Tanzania can be devided into three main climatic areas, the coastal area and immediate hinterland, where conditions are tropical with temperatures averaging 26 C, rainfall varying from, 40 to 76 inches and high in humidity; the central plateau, which is hot and dry (rainfall 20 to 30 inches), although with considerable daily and seasonal temperature variations and the third region is the semi-temperate highland areas, where the climate is healthy and cool. There is seasonal variation in the Lake Victoria area. The eastern sections average only 30 to 40 inches of rain, while the western parts receive up to 90 inches. A small area north of Lake Malawi receive 100 inches of rain. There are two rainy seasons; from November to December and from April to mid-June.

Geography
Tanzania is situated just south of the equator, the mainland lies between the area of the great lakes; Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi - with the Indian Ocean on its' coastline to the east. It has land borders with Uganda and Kenya to the north, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest and Zaire, Burundi and Rwanda to the west.
The country lies at an altitude of over 1,000ft, apart from a coastal strip varying in width from 10 to 40 miles. The greater part of the country is made up of plateau averaging 3,000 to 4,500ft in height. Mountains are grouped in various section. The Pare and Usambara ranges are in the northeast and the Livingstone Mountains in the southwest. Kilimanjaro (19,340ft) in the north is the highest mountain in Africa.
Even though three great African rivers; the Nile, the Zaire and the Zambezi, have their origins in Tanzania, the country has few permanent rivers. During half the year, the central plateau has no running water, but in the rainy season flooding presents a problem.

Contacts
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
P.O. Box 1994
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Trophy Hunting and CITES Office Wildlife Division
P.O. Box 1541
Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania Wildlife Corporation
P.O. Box 1144
Arusha, Tanzania