TANZANIA

PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASSOCIATION (TPHA)

PRESS RELEASE
Issued by TPHA Chairman and the Executive Committee
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (1st August 2014).
On behalf of entire Membership of The Tanzania Professional Hunters Association and its Executive
Committee, The Chairman Mr. Mohsin Abdallah would like to congratulate the Minister of Natural Resources
and Tourism, Honorable Lazaro Nyalandu for the actions he took to contain the illegal and unethical tourist
hunting practices as carried out by Green Mile Safaris Ltd and Directors.
TPHA is an Association of licensed Professionals who guide Tourist Hunting Safaris in Tanzania, and carries out
its activities while observing Tanzanian Laws and Regulations. TPHA members also are guided by the
internationally recognized ethical hunting practices as documented in the TPHA code of ethics and its
constitution.
TPHA supports the Minister in his actions and welcomes his commitment to the Tourist Hunting Sector in
Tanzania that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism will not tolerate Safari Companies which break
laws and regulations of the country or conduct safaris without respecting wildlife and its environment.
TPHA promises to take severe action to any of its members if it is proven that he or she was involved in
entertain illegal practices.
We would like to assure the Minister and the public at large that Professional Hunting is not conducted in the
manner shown in the videos released by Green Mile Safaris Ltd. To the contrary, Professional apart from
guiding Tourists, are, most of the times, very heavily engaged in wildlife conservation and anti-hunting
activities. Further, Tourist Hunting is strictly regulated, authorized and supervised by the Wildlife Division.
TPHA will continue to follow the Tanzanian Wildlife Conservation Act (No. 5 of 2009) and the Tourist Hunting
Regulations of 2010 and reiterate its total support for the Wildlife Division and The Ministry of Natural
Resources & Tourism in its efforts to combat unethical practices and ensuring that all of its members conducts
tourists safaris while strictly observing the laws of Tanzania.
TPHA would like to appeal to every citizen that Wildlife if used in a sustainable manner can contribute to
poverty alleviation at the same time protecting our natural environment and this is the responsibility of every
Tanzania. Let us all participate in exposing those who are involved in illegal behaviors that may cause the
depletion of Wildlife and with that the degradation the environment.
Issued by TANZANIA PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASSOCIATION

Mohsin Abdallah Sheni

Michael Angelides

CHAIRMAN

SECRETARY GENERAL