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Tanzanian gov't probes officials linked to poaching

Tanzanian authorities said on Friday they are investigating reports that three wildlife officials have got away with poaching of animals for bush meat in Mbeya region in December last year.

“We have launched investigations following the reports. Anyone that will be implicated will have to face the music,” said Gaudence Milanzi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Milanzi said if the country were not careful about its animals they (animals) would be depleted.

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