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Post by wolf on Jan 7, 2012 7:41:09 GMT -8
How is collecting insects in general in Tanzania?
And more specifically on Zansibar?
Thanks for any information!
Nicolas
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Post by panzerman on Jan 8, 2012 9:06:48 GMT -8
Finally, someone who wants to collect on Zanzibar Is! If you get an extra graphium pelopidas zanzibaricus...I am interested!!!! As far as I know, there are no problems collecting in former Deutsch OstAfrika(Tanzania) John  Pemba Is, Mpanda, Mwanihanae, Kigoma, Ngorogoro are also good bets. |
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Post by africaone on Jan 8, 2012 9:38:48 GMT -8
no problem ?
foreigns needs permits as far as I know !
but as many countries in Africa may be better is to ask nothing.
Be careful on zanzibar as there is an anti-entomologist that works with the authorities and places for huntings are very limited and easy to control by locals !
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Post by wolf on Jan 8, 2012 11:48:43 GMT -8
Thanks for info guys. I'm actually not going. But my sister is down there for 3 months doing her final practise period for becoming a nurse, and my parents are going to visit in 1,5month. They said they could bring a net and catch some for me if i wanted  They just wondered how the legislation was |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jan 14, 2012 10:22:58 GMT -8
I collected in Zanzibar during 15 days (10 or 15 years ago). You must know that the island is, speaking about biotops, divided in two parts. The West part is wet but is mainly gardens (with some patches of forest) and very crowded. So difficult to collect butterflies quietly.  The East part is covered by a very dense and dry forest (bushes) because the dry dead coral ground. So, regarding the butterflies it's generally poor, but, not not crowded. There (East part), proceed like this : climb on a hill and look where the forest is green and not grey-green (or silver-green). Then join this green point (wet point) and there you will find some nice butterflies.  |
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