Dar es Salaam, Feb. 12 -- DODOMA: LACK of communitys education and awareness about biodiversity conservation is an obstacle to conservation of white storks in Kongwa and Mpwapwa districts in Dodoma Region.

Nature Tanzania Project Officer in Kongwa Field Office in Dodoma, Neema Mwaja told the ‘Daily News on Sunday that white storks are migratory birds which migrate from Europe especially Germany to Africa including Tanzania.

Mwaja said that the origin of white storks is Europe but they normally move from the continent during winter season when the food becomes scarce to Tanzania between December and February in search for food especially insects like caterpillars and others.

They fly back to Europe in March. She said when the whit...