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Kilimanjaro (19,341 ), with the Western Breach visible, as seen from Shira 1 Camp at 11,500 feet. [Photo] Christian Pondella
AT 2:30 A.M. in Arrow Glacier Camp, Lukiano Barnabas woke in the dark. It was the peak tourist season in Kilimanjaro, and Barnabas, along with another guide, two porters and two clients, were up early to avoid the heat of the sun. While the standard ways up Kilimanjaro can be done without climbing equipment, Barnabas s group was headed for the Western Breach, a scrambling route widely known for its risk of rockfall.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Tanzanian police said on Monday they have arrested three suspected poachers in the country s southern region of Ruvuma with illegal possession of 20 kilograms of elephant tusks.
Simon Maigwa, the Ruvuma regional police commander, said the suspected poachers were arrested by police in collaboration with game rangers from the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority. They were arrested on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. (local time) in the Songea municipality, Maigwa told a news conference, adding that the tusks were wrapped in plastic bags. The seized tusks were an equivalent to killing two elephants, said the police official, adding that relevant authorities were working to establish the value of the tusks.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) The government of Tanzania has approved the installation of a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa s highest mountain, an official said on Friday.
Paul Banga, the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) assistant conservation commissioner for national parks development, said the government has given TANAPA the green light to invest in the installation of the cable car. We are waiting for instructions from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism before we start looking for investors of the project, he told a workshop for editors and senior journalists organized by TANAPA in the capital Dodoma.