presided over the VGS's training winding up occasion on behalf of Serengeti District Commissioner (DC), Mr Nurdin Babu. The anti-poaching course was jointly organized by Frankfurt Z oological Society (FZ S), in collaboration with Pasiansi Wildlife Training Institute (PWTI).

He also reminded the VGS to observe professionalism and have good working relationship with the tourism investors operating in the area. Mr Masegeri Tumbuya from FZ S at Serengeti office said conservation of the Ikona WMA is imperative for sustainable conservation Serengeti ecosystem and development of local communities. "Ecologically Ikona WMA is a very important wildlife corridor in Western Serengeti ", Mr Tumbuya who is so familiar with conservation matters in Serengeti said on part of his remarks during the event.

He said the training was designed to capacitate the VGSagain later.

"All these efforts are meant to protect IKona WMA and the local communities must continue seeing the economic benefits of conservation", Mr Tumbuya who is the FZ S Community Conservation Manger in Serengeti said.

Mr Tumbuya echoed with the Serengeti OCD that Ikona WMA is earning substantial revenue that can make big impact in funding conservation and local development activities that could would have transformed lives of the citizens living in the five villages.

However good news is that the wild animal's population is going up within the WMA, thanks to on-going conservation efforts by the government in collaboration with other key stakeholders such as FZ S and Grumeti Fund. "At this time Ikona WMA has many different wild animals, let us protect them ", and admits IKona WMA