For anyone who has enjoyed a safari in Tanzania it is clear to see why the country is making efforts towards protecting its carnivores.

Experts are working together to devise a plan which aims to increase the populations of some of the east African nation's rarest and most beautiful animals.

The plans have arisen from the 2002 Tanzania Carnivore Project where the threats facing animals such as cheetah, lion and leopard, hyena and wild dog were examined.

Experts, with the help of tourists, gathered a large amount of data about the carnivores living in Tanzania which can now be used to better protect them and their habitat.

From this data has emerged the National Carnivore Conservation Action Plan which outlines which species need to take priority and how best to conserve them in the wild.

Rose Arthur Mosha, carnivore action plan coordinator, told the Daily News that everyone from across the globe was welcome in Tanzania to do their bit to help.

The Darwin Initiative, a scheme run by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has provided funding to help the project get off the ground.

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