National Parks of Tanzania Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-10 · 13 entries checked · 5 flagged · 16 issues confirmed · 5 corrected · 11 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Arusha National Park — Mount Meru's elevation is 4565 m, not 4566 m.

Arusha National Park — Count Teleki visited the Momella area in 1887, not 1876.

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park — The Zanzibar red colobus is listed as Procolobus kirkii, but the currently accepted scientific name is Piliocolobus kirkii.

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park — The Zanzibar leopard was last reported in 1999, with a sighting of two leopards in 2002–2003. This is factually inconsistent; the phrasing contradicts itself.

Mahale Mountains National Park — The claim that the Batongwe and Holoholo peoples were 'forcefully evicted from the mountains to make way for the park' is not supported by widely-known historical records and is likely exaggerated.

Mahale Mountains National Park — The population figures of 22,000 for Batongwe and 12,500 for Holoholo in 1987 are not standardly cited in official park or demographic sources and appear unverified.

Saanane Island National Park — The claim that Saanane Island National Park is the only place in Tanzania where De Brazza's monkeys are found is incorrect, as they are also found in other parts of Tanzania such as the Udzungwa Mountains.

Saanane Island National Park — The claim that over 40 species of bird have been recorded in the park is an understatement; actual records indicate over 100 bird species have been recorded at Saanane Island National Park.

Tarangire National Park — The claim that 'the oldest known elephant to give birth to twins lives in Tarangire' is not supported by widely known, verifiable canon; there is no established record of an 'oldest known elephant to give birth to twins' specifically tied to Tarangire in relia

Tarangire National Park — The claim that 'a recent birth of twin elephants there shows how such births c' (cut off) implies a documented event of twin elephant births in Tarangire; while twin elephant births are rare, there is no widely recognized, verifiable record of such an event in

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