Our approach
THE CRISIS
Tanzania’s wildlife and wild spaces are under threat from increased infrastructure that is disconnecting landscapes and habitat loss pushing wildlife into smaller areas. HWC poses a significant challenge to conservation, one that needs public-private collaboration to increase capacity for wildlife protection
Tanzania has twice the land mass of Kenya and only a fraction of the capacity and modern equipment to respond to injured wildlife. Despite Tanzania’s efforts to set aside 38% of the country’s land dedicated to wildlife, more organizations are needed to partner with government to protect the wildlife and wild spaces for future generations
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a broad term used to describe the many different negative interactions experienced by both people and wildlife as a result of living in proximity to one another
OUR APPROACH
Using a community-based conservation approach, ECO will support the government to alleviate immediate capacity deficiencies for veterinary intervention and wildlife rehabilitation
The ECO Mobile Vet Unit is equipped with the latest equipment, technology and training to respond to injured wildlife in Tanzania
ECO conducts activities that address the most pressing threats to wildlife in Tanzania by engaging local communities and conservation minded partners for maximum impact
OUR IMPACT
Operating a mobile vet unit alleviates the suffering of injured wildlife across Tanzania
The mobile nature of the unit allows the ECO team to rapidly respond to wildlife emergencies and administer veterinary intervention that saves lives. The ECO Mobile Wildlife Vet Unit will treat a diverse range of wildlife including vulnerable, threatened and endangered species
Once launched, ECO will be able to measure our impact by reporting on:
- The distance the mobile vet unit travels
- The total area the mobile vet unit operates in
- The number of vet interventions responded to
- The number of animals successfully treated.
- The varying species of animal treated
- The cause of wildlife injury
- The number of orphaned or abandoned wildlife translocated
- Determine the cause of death after post-mortem examination
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