Wildlife Conservation (National Game) Order, 1974

Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Citation: Government Notice 274 of 1974
Date: 31 July 2002
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Tanzania

Wildlife Conservation (National Game) Order, 1974

Government Notice 274 of 1974

Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
Commenced on 1 December 1974
[This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
[Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]

[Section 18; G.N. No. 274 of 1974]

1.This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation (National Game) Order, and shall come into operation on the date of the commencement of the Wildlife Conservation Act¹.¹Cap. 283

2.The animals specified in the Schedule to this Order are hereby declared to be national game to which section 19 of the Wildlife Conservation Act shall apply.

Schedule

A – Animals

S.N.	Order and family	English name	Scientific name	Swahili name
1.	Order - INSECTIVORA Family - Erinaceidae	Hedgehogs - All races	Erinaceidae	Kalunguyeye
2.	Order - PRIMATA Family -
	(1) Loricidae	Edward's Potto	Perodicticus potto edwardsi	Potto
	(2) Cercopithecidae	Black Mangabey	Cercocebus atterimus (Oudemans)	Babakoto
	(3) Colobidae	White-nosed Monkey
		Patas (Red) Monkey	Cercopithecus ascanius (Oudebert)	Kima uso mweupe
	(4) Pongidae	S.W. Tanganyika Guereza	Erythrocebus patas (Schereber)	Kima mwekundu
3.	Order - PHILIDOTA Family - Manidae	S. Tanganyika Guereza	Colobus angolensis angolensis (P.L. Sclater)	Mbega mweupe wa Rukwa
4.	Order - LAGOMORPHA Family - Leporidae	N. W. Tanganyika Guereza	Colobus angolensis palloiatus (P.L.S. Sclater)	Mbega mweupe wa (i.a) Kusini
5.	Order - RODENTIA Family - Pedetidae	Red Colobus - All races	Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii (P.L. Sclater)	Mbega mweupe wa Bukoba
6.	Order - CARNIVORA Family -
	(1) Canidae	Tanganyika Chimpanzee	Colobus badius (Kerr)	Mbega wekundu wote
	(2) Viverridae	Pangolin - All races Red (Rock) Hare	Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (Blumenbach)	Sokwe mtu
			Monis spp.	Kakakuona
		African Rabbit	Pronolagus crassicaudatus (1. Geoffray)	Kitungulea
		Spring Hare	Poelagus marjorita (St. leger)	Sungura Masikiofupi
		Wild dog	Pedetes canensis (Forster)	Kamendegere
		Giant Genet	Lycaon pictus (Temminck)	Mbwa mwitu
		Aquatic Civet (Genet)	Genetta victoriae (Thomas)	Kanu ziwa Victoria
		Black-legged Mongoose	Osbornictis piscivora (J.A. Allen)	Kanu maji
		Mellers (Brown) Mongoose	Beogale nigripes Jacksonii (Pucheran)	Nguchiro miguu mweusi
			Rynchogale melleri caniceps - (Gray)	Nguchiro Kahawia
	(3) Hyanidae	Striped Hyaena	Hyaena hyaena (L)	Fisi miraba
	(3) Hyanidae	Aardwolf	Proteles cristatus (Sparrman)	Fisi ya Nkole
	(4) Felidae	Caracal	Felis (lynx) caracal - (Schereber)	Simba mangu
	(4) Felidae	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus (Schereber)	Duma
7.	Order - TUBULIDENTATA
7.	Family - Orycteropidae	Aardvark	Orycteropus afer (Pallas)	Muhanga
8.	Order - PROBOSCIDAE Family - Elephantidae	Elephant with tusks weighing less than 12 kilogrammes per pair	Loxodonta africana (Blamenbach)	Tembo wenye meno mawili yanayopungua kilo 12.
9.	Order - ARTIODACTYLA Family -
	(1) Suidae	Giant Forest Hog	Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (Thomas)	Nguruwe - Kuu
	(2) Giraffidae	Giraffe	Giraffa camelo-pardalis (L)
	(3) Cephalophinae	Yellow-backed Duiker	Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius)	Mindi njano
	(3) Cephalophinae	Black fronted Duiker	Cephalophus Nigrifrons (Gray)	Funo uso mweusi

B – Birds

S.N.	Order and family	English name	Scientific name	Swahili name
	All birds except the following:
1.	Order - STRUTHIO- FORMES
1.	Family - Struthionidae	Ostrich	Struthio camelus	Mbuni
2.	Order - ANSERIFORMES
2.	Family - Anatidae	Ducks and Geese	Anser anser	Mabata
3.	Order - GALLIFORMES Family - Phasianidae	Partridges	Ptilopachus	Kwale
		Francolins	Francollinus
		Spurfowl	Pternistis	Keren'gende Tomboro
		Quails	Cortunix/Excalfactoria
		Guinea-fowls	Numida/Acryllium	Kanga/Kororo
4.	Order - GRUIFORMES Family - Otididae	Lesser bustards	Eupodotis/Lophotis/ Lissortis	Tandawala - ndogo
5.	Order - CHARA- DRIFORMES Family -
	(1) Rostratulidae	Painted snipe	Rostratula	Sululu
	(2) Scolopacidae	Snipe	Capella	Sululu
	(3) Pteroclididae	Sandgrouse	Pterocles/Eremia-lector	Firigogo
6.	Order - COLUMBI- FORMES Family - Columbidae	Pigeons	Columba/ Streptopelia/Turtur/Treron	Ninga/ Tetere/Hua/ Njiwa
7.	Order - CORACIFORMES Family - Bucerotidae	Black and white casqued hornbill	Bycanister subcylindricus	Hondohondo
8.	Order - COLIIFORMES Family - Coliidae	Mouse birds	Colius spp	Kipasuasanda
9.	Order - PASSERI- FORMES Family -
	(1) Corvidae	Pied crow	Corvas albus	Kunguru
	(2) Ploceidae	Weavers and allies		Mnana na wenzake
	(3) Fringlidae	Finches and allies		Chiriku na wenzake
	(4) Emberizidae	Buntings		Bendera
10.	Other seed eating birds.			Ndege wengine walao nafaka.

C – Reptiles

S.N.	Order and family	English name	Scientific name	Swahili name
1.	Order - LORICATA Family - Crocodilidae	Sharp-nosed Crocodile	Crocodilus cataphractus	Mamba magharibi
		Nile Crocodile less than two metres in length	Crocodilus niloticus	Mamba mashariki wenye urefu usiofika meta mbili.
2.	Order - TESTUDINATA Family - Testudinidae	Tortoises		Kobe

D – Other animals

1. All immature animals.
2. All female animals when-
(1)	pregnant.
(2)	in a condition that indicates they are suckling young, whether such young are apparent or not.
(3)	accompanied by their immature off-spring.
3. All nesting birds and reptiles.
4. The females of:
		(1) Bushbuck	(2) Eland	(3) Gazelle	(4) Gerenuk
(5) Impala		(6) Kudu	(7) Lion	(8) Puku
(9) Reedbuck		(10) Rhino	(11) Roan	(12) Sable
(13) Sitatunga		(14) Waterbuck
5. Any animal protected by any international convention or any country.

Wildlife Conservation (National Game) Order, 1974

Wildlife Conservation (National Game) Order, 1974

Government Notice 274 of 1974

Schedule

A – Animals

B – Birds

C – Reptiles

D – Other animals

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