Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Report: Zimbabwe rhino poachers given record jail terms http://www.monstersandcritics.com Sep 9, 2011, 16:03 GMT Harare – Two Mozambican men have been given 21-year jail sentences for rhino poaching in Zimbabwe, the independent Newsday paper reported Friday. Those terms are longer than ones usually given for rape and murder. Poachers have killed out at least 14 rhino …
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Land grabbers threaten Zim elephants http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Sapa-dpa | 01 September, 2011 15:19 About 70 elephants in a wildlife park in south-eastern Zimbabwe are under threat from a new wave of land encroachers, a conservation group warned Thursday. The elephants in the remote Chiredzi River Conservancy have nowhere to go, said Johnny Rodrigues, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation …
Poachers devise new tricks to evade detection http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 28 August 2011 10:55 BY CHIPO MASARAFrom fresh reports of illegal hunting in Zimbabwe, it would appear as though the poachers are adamant on wiping out all wildlife and as long as the authorities, whose job is to protect the natural resource neglect to fulfil their mandate, the country’s …
Rampant poaching decimates Kariba wildlife http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Rampant poaching is threatening to wipe out wildlife in the Kariba national park area where animal rights activists warn of a surge in sightings of snares planted by poachers.19.08.1105:42pmby Vusimusi Bhebhe The Kariba Animal Welfare Fund said last week that poaching activities threatened to decimate entire herds of buffalo, waterbuck, impala and …
Elephant tramples boy to death A 16-year-old boy was on Monday trampled to death by a bull elephant that is part of a herd of 25 terrorising villagers in Chimbuwe, Mukumbura and Kaitano areas in Mashonaland Central province. The jumbos are suspected to have escaped from the Mbire conservancy area last week. Mashonaland Central provincial …
No end to rhino poaching ABOUT 60 000 rhinos or 85 percent of their global population have been wiped out since 1970, says the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), one of the world’s largest conservation organisations. Efforts to stop poaching in Zimbabwe have been partially successful, but the future of the world’s most wanted …
Wildlife-base land reform the way to go IN some areas of Zimbabwe, the number of wild animals is growing, not as a consequence of conservation but of utilisation. Zimbabwe’s game and nature reserves cover 13 percent of the country’s total surface area. Wildlife is also extensively managed on twice as much land on private farms, …
Farmers meet poachers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk An angry meeting looms here tomorrow when embattled conservancy owners come face-to-face with marauding self-styled war veterans accused of widespread rhino and elephant poaching in the area. 13.08.1101:19pm by John Chimunhu Despite signs throughout the National Parks, poaching has continued unabated. According to notices for the meeting seen by The Zimbabwean, …
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Presidential herd under fire http://www.timeslive.co.za/ VLADIMIR MZACA | 07 August, 2011 04:23 The presidential herd – a herd of elephants granted “perpetual protection” by President Robert Mugabe – faces severe threats as mines and human settlements mushroom in their conservancy in Matabeleland North. Environment and Natural Resources Management Minister Francis Nhema has declared that doing anything that harms …