The Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) has called on tourism stakeholders to strengthen their financial support for conservation efforts in Serengeti National Park, emphasising the need for collective action to combat poaching threats.
Addressing stakeholders in Arusha during an event honouring Tanzania’s founding father, Julius Nyerere, TATO Chairman Wilbard Chambulo proposed a targeted funding approach.
“My request is simple yet profound: contribute just one dollar for every tourist brought to Serengeti National Park. This nominal fee will bolster the de-snaring initiative aimed at combatting an emerging poaching threat to the park’s wildlife,” Chambulo stated.
He urged tour operators to “put money where their…