THE police force in Serengeti has vowed to continue taking legal measures against IKona Wildlife Management (WMA), Village Game Scouts (VGS), if found poaching instead of protecting wild animals.

Presently the WMA is bordering Serengeti National Park and IKorongo / Grumeti Game Reserves in Western Serengeti. The WMA management employs local men and women called VGS to protect wild animals against poaching acts. But some of them had been arrested and they are now facing poaching related charges at a court in Mugumu.

Besides that a Toyota land cruiser pick up belonging to the WMA had been impounded after it was linked with transport of bush meat locally known as vimoro, according to the Serengeti Officer Commanding District (OCD), SP Mathew Mgema.

"The suspects are facing poaching charges in court andthe WMA vehicle is being withheld awaiting the outcome of the court ruling", said SP Mgema.

Speaking when he was presiding over a winding up of a special anti-poaching course that involved 25 VGS, from the WMA inside Western Serengeti ecosystem recently, SP Mgema warned the VGS against engaging in poaching acts. "L ast year (2018) two VGS were arrested and there was also another arrest involving the VGS this year (2019).

You don't even need to be suspected. If you repeat you will see and no one will be spared from facing tough legal measures", the OCD repeatedly warned the VGS. The fifth phase government under President John Magufuli administration intensified the war against poaching since it was voted to power in 2015 by taking legal measures against those