Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Damien Mander instructs rangers at the newly constructed ranger training academy in Victoria Falls. Picture: Davina Jogi The rhino is being hunted to extinction for its horn. As it becomes increasingly rare, the market value increases, further aggravating the situation. It has now become an ornamental object of status within Vietnamese society. When the market …
Various animal parts on display in the Chinese medicine quarter of Ho Chi Minh City. After arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, I begin my journey north. It takes me through Saigon, as the city is still known by the locals, into the Mekong Delta, the jungles on the border of Cambodia and up through …
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A file photo of a woman grinding rhinoceros horn with water at her apartment. Picture: AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen China is an international superpower and unlikely to bow to the international demand to cease using traditional medicine containing endangered animals. At a 2011 CITES meeting, China refused to discuss the issue of how to reduce …
Deep in the Mekong delta Damien meets with Mr Nguyen Van Be or ‘Mr Be’. In the Mekong Delta I manage to get an appointment with one of the country’s most renowned physicians. Nguyen Van Be, usually referred to as “Ong Ba Dat Phen”, translates as the “Man in the second position of the family …
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To properly understand TVM, we must first understand the philosophy of Eastern medicine or Dong Y, which dates back thousands of years. People belonging to Asian cultures are accustomed to relying on distinct health practices and beliefs that are significantly different from those of Western beliefs. These Western principles are so different that it is …
Snake wine, shark fins and bear bile are readily available at shops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. On arrival in Hanoi, the nation’s capital, I need to seek out case studies that draw comparisons with the current spike in rhino horn use, and also test the theory that horn is readily available within …
Siltation a massive threat in Save Valley http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ BY TONDERAI MATONHOTHE livelihood of thousands of people residing along the Save valley continues to be threatened by the worsening siltation of the river, the Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (Zela) has warned. Zela Head of Research and Development, Shamiso Mtisi, told a Copac Environmental Thematic review meeting in Harare last …
Two tons of African ivory seized http://www.iol.co.za June 19 2012 at 05:06pmBy SAPA Interpol on Tuesday said its biggest international operation against ivory traffickers had led to more than 200 arrests and yielded nearly two tonnes of contraband ivory. The three-month-long Operation Worthy, spread across 14 countries in east, south and west Africa, also led to the recovery …
Zimbabwe wildlife gem taken over by settlers http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/zimbabwe-wildlife-gem-taken-over-by-settlers/ Kevin Heath June 12, 2012 elephant (credit: Mara 1) About 500 Zan PF supporters have taken over one of Zimbabwe’s most precious wildlife gems the Ruware Ranch in the Chiredzi River Conservancy. While the land was set aside for resettlement about 12 years ago it is …
British hunter killed by buffalo he was trying to shoot http://www.telegraph.co.uk A British man working as a professional hunter on a private game reserve in Zimbabwe has been killed by a wounded buffalo he was trying to shoot. By Peta Thornycroft, Aislinn Laing in Johannesburg 2:45PM BST 11 Jun 2012 Owain Lewis, 67, had been tracking …
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