ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many people and institutions played various distinct and important roles in contributing to the finalization of this work. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Miriam and Macha for their industrious field research.

I am grateful to Opportuna Kweka for assisting in word processing and editing the final report. The staff of the African Wildlife Foundation, MAA (formerly Enywate Ma- a local NGO representing the Maasai) and the Tanzania National Parks Authority, all of Arusha provided assistance in different ways. Village elders in Simanjiro and Monduli districts also provided useful information. I would like to thank Miss Eva Kiwango of EPIQ-USAID, Dar-es-Salaam for facilitating contacts with local government officials, representatives of local community members and other stakeholders in the hunting industry.

I would also like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of local hunters in Arusha for their thoughtful critical comments and pertinent insights. The long experience of the personnel of Dorobo Safaris and those of the Tanzania Hunters Association in the industry assisted in clarifying issues and providing important indicators regarding the perception of the general state of affairs of the hunting industry from the point of view of the private sector. Clive Jones and Franz Wengert also provided useful data and gave pertinent insights on the activities of hunters, the government and local communities in general.

I am primarily indebted to the personnel of the Game and Anti-Poaching department of the Wildlife Division for their assistance in elaborating issues and providing useful information and material on the industry. My colleagues at the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) provided insightful and useful comments in the initial stages of preparing the report.

I would like to thank my dear wife Moulin and daughter Klemmie who had to endure my constant travelling and working late into the nights. The detectable flaws that remain have defied all odds. They will have persisted despite all concerted efforts to eradicate them. These, I admit and hereby declare, should solely be attributed to no other than me.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania Mission provided the financial support through the World Resources Institute (WRI) which enabled me to undertake this research as well as publication of this report under the auspices of LEAT.