By BOB KARASHANI
Tanzania has started auctioning hunting concessions in some of the country’s top game reserves under a new system designed to get rid of operational misconduct that had led to a two-year standstill.
Some 82 hunting blocks have been lined up for auction through an online bidding process that replaces a paper tendering system said to have been compromised by state officials.
The auction will be conducted in stages over the next three years, with the first part held from June 10, lasting seven days, offering 26 blocks. Buyer details were not available by press time.
According to the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (Tawa), first up for bidding at this initial stage were concessions that safari operators had returned to the government over the past three years that are currently vacant.
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