Category: Press Release

Nyemo Chilagane (TRCO staff) training the village leaders and pangolin guardians from Kyerwa Districts on training session on pangolin ecology, proper handling, safe release, and reporting pangolin sightings in their villages; Photo credit: Elisante Kimambo

Empowering Village Leaders and Pangolin Guardians to Conserve Pangolins in Northwestern Tanzania

In collaboration with WWF’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Grant, Tanzania Research and Conservation Organization (TRCO) has implemented a conservation education and community engagement project in northwestern Tanzania. This initiative focuses on villages bordering Burigi-Chato, Ibanda-Kyerwa, and Rumanyika-Karagwe..

TRCO Researchers posing together during the conference at the ACCB-Mweka, from right Elisante Kimambo, Fenrick Msigwa, Kelsey Prediger our partner from the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation (PCRF) conservation organization based in Namibia and Hillary Mrosso.

TRCO attends the 4th African Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB)

From October 19-21, 2024, TRCO participated in a scientific conference organized by the Society of Conservation Biology at the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka. The conference-themed “Celebrating Africa’s Unsung Conservation Heroes: Rangers and Local Communities on the..

Group of Masai giraffes spotted in Saadani National Park during TRCO's ecological survey, August 2024. Photo credit: TRCO

TRCO Engaged in Giraffe Research and Conservation in Tanzania

The giraffe is      one of Africa’s most iconic creatures. With its long neck and unique coat patterns resembling the landscapes of the African savannah, it stands as a symbol of beauty, strength, and biodiversity. Across the continent, giraffes..