🐘 New Partnership Announced Between TECO and WWF to Safeguard Wildlife Corridors

TECO is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Tanzania) focused on securing and enhancing critical wildlife migration corridors in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem. The agreement, signed in March, aims to address the growing threats of habitat fragmentation, land-use change, and rising human-wildlife conflict in buffer zones around protected areas.

“This partnership represents a vital step forward in our mission to promote coexistence between people and wildlife,” said Suzan Cleophas, TECO’s Programs Director.
The Greater Serengeti Wildlife Corridor Project will combine technology, policy advocacy, and grassroots involvement. Key initiatives include:

• Smart tracking collars for elephants and wildebeest to monitor movement patterns.
• Beehive fencing and solar-powered deterrents to prevent wildlife encroachment on farms.
• Community-led wildlife scouts trained in eco-monitoring and conflict resolution.
• Collaboration with local councils to secure legal recognition of migration routes.

In addition to ecological preservation, the program prioritizes community benefit-sharing and education, ensuring local stakeholders are equal partners in conservation.
“This is conservation built from the ground up, not the top down,” said WWF’s Tanzania Country Director, Dr. Omari Mataka. “TECO’s grassroots connections are invaluable to this effort.”
The initiative kicks off in July 2025 and is expected to positively impact over 12,000 households across the Mara and Simiyu regions within two years.
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