Hal May, the director of the department's Wildlife Division, said that 300 to 500 black bears live in the state.

"It's not a final solution," said Dale May, director of the wildlife division of the agency.

The Wildlife Division of the state has listed 115 species of water and land birds in the sanctuary.

With very fortunate timing, the Tanzanian wildlife division asked him to take over Mkomazi.

"The animal-rights people keep harping on the numbers," said Mr. Howard, who is also a former director of the state's wildlife division.

Greg Huljack, deputy chief of the wildlife division's enforcement bureau, said the investigators tallied 17 tigers, but were not satisfied that their count was complete.

Instead of reporting to a number of divisions, the regional administrators now reported to the head of the Fish and Wildlife Division.

It started functioning as an independent wildlife division since 1.7.98 as per GO (MS) 36/98 dated 27.5.98.

Fishing license fees pay for the aerial stocking, which is run by the fish propagation unit of the department's Fish and Wildlife Division.

The director of the wildlife division of Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture said he had no idea the lions were being culled.