How many buffaloes are in the world today?
Well. Tanzania has more than 225,000 buffaloes. Now that is how many?
According to zoological experts the country leads when it comes to the biggest number of buffaloes in Africa.
Actually, Tanzania is home to more than 50 percent of all buffaloes currently roaming the earth as of the latest studies.
Tanzania even has some of the strange colored species, such as the white buffaloes recently discovered in Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The new wildlife census report from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism was tabled in Arusha by the Director General of Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), Dr Eblate Mjingo indicating that the country must be holding almost all the buffaloes in the world.
The recently released national wildlife census indicates that while Tanzania is homeAlmost to 225,000 buffaloes, more than 122,730 of the mammals counted in the country, are grazing in the Southern Highlands, where most of the African bison population seem to be based.
However, it is the Serengeti National Park, located in the Northern Region with nearly 70,000 buffaloes, which has the highest concentration of the ‘Nyatis’ when compared to other conservation areas.
According to Mjingo the Nyerere-Selous ecosystem comes second in the country with a total of 66,546 buffaloes, while the Katavi-Rukwa range was found to host 35,273 buffaloes and the Ruaha-Rungwa wilderness holds 20,911 Nyatis.
The new count indicates that Tanzania has essentially four-times the number of buffaloes compared to South Africa.
South Africa comes second on the continent with a total of 46,000 buffaloes, followed by Mozambique in the third position with 45,000 Nyatis, while Kenya currently hosts 42,000 buffaloes and Zambia 41,000.
The Lions and Leopards are aplenty as well!
Tanzania also leads in Africa as far as the number of leopards is concerned, with the country hosting a total of 24,000 such ferocious cats as per the latest census, whose results were tabled in Arusha.
The country is ample catered for as far as ferocious cats are concerned as it is topping the bill when it comes to the number of lions in the world.
Tanzania has a total of 17,000 lions, which is the highest figure on the continent and almost six-times the population of Leos found in South Africa, which ranks second on the continent with just 3,284 such cats.
As for the elephants, Tanzania is home to 60,000 jumbos, ranking third after Botswana, which has 130,000 elephants and Zimbabwe with 100,000 Jumbos.
The number of wildebeests in the country has also increased, reaching 1,597,850 Gnus which indicates an increase of 1326 wildebeests, when compared to the previous census of 2015.
The Minister of Natural resources and Tourism, Angela Kairuki lauded the remarkable increase of wildlife species, which indicates positive outcomes from ongoing conservation efforts.
Still, the Minister pointed out that this also poses a challenge when it comes to human-wildlife conflicts and especially where species such as elephants are concerned.
Now when it comes to the endangered Rhinos, Tanzania takes the fifth position in Africa for having a total of 212 horned mammals, falling behind Namibia which leads on the continent with 2196 rhinoceroses.
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