Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ZCTF Report – Feb 2011 ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE 6th February 2011 SNARE REMOVALS Thanks to various donors who have helped us to import the tranquilizer, M99, in particular the RSPCA and the Born Free Foundation, a number of snares have been removed from animals in …
Zimbabwe ivory stockpile grows amid sale ban (AFP) – 9 hours ago HARARE — Zimbabwe’s ivory stockpile has rocketed to 42,000 kilos up from a previous record of 29,000, but the country cannot sell it due to a ban, state media reported on Sunday. “At the moment there is a nine-year moratorium on the international …
Poachers Target Rhinos in Limpopo Park http://www.portalangop.co.ao/ 2/5/11 10:50 AM Maputo Maputo — The authorities of the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique fear that well-organised gangs of poachers are driving to extinction the small rhinoceros population in the park. Vino Macamero, the PNL official in charge of protecting its wild life, cited on …
Harare Suburb Center of Political Violence http://www.voanews.com/ Peta Thornycroft | Joahannesburg February 03, 2011 Photo: AP Gary Stafford and his wife talk to the Director General of National Parks, Vitalis Chadenga, after their bird sanctuary Kuimba Shiri Safari Lodge was besieged by scores of Zanu PF supporters demanding they leave, on Lake Chibero, …
Polish hunter sues after failing to find elephant http://af.reuters.com/ Wed Feb 2, 2011 3:26pm GMT WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish hunter who dreamt of shooting an elephant has sued a German-based travel company after it sent him to a part of Africa where he said there were no elephants to be found, a newspaper reported …
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Zim vets appeal for donations to care for caged lions http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ Eyewitness News | 5 Hours Ago Vets in Zimbabwe are appealing for funds to help care for 44 caged lions near the southern town of Masvingo. The local veterinary trust said they urgently need piping, water troughs, a water tank and gates to secure …
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Editor’s Desk: Mudenge misses the irony of Zanu PF’s waywardness http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 January 2011 18:33 By Nevanji Madanhire When Stan Mudenge joined fulltime politics a fellow academic rued the day; he was quoted saying: “We have lost Mudenge the scholar; now what we have is Mudenge the politician.” Mudenge became a high-flying politician serving …
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Zanu PF stabs Mzembi in the back http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 January 2011 18:40 BY JENNIFER DUBE TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi will always rue the day rowdy Zanu PF supporters invaded tourism properties outside Harare last week.The incident could not have come at a worse time than when the Zanu PF legislator was …
We’ll re-invade lake resorts says Zanu PF http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 January 2011 17:50 BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE President Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao who is also MP for Zvimba East has claimed responsibility for the invasions of the tourism facilities around Lake Chivero and has vowed the invaders who were thrown out by the police last week …
Mugabe’s nephew vows to continue invading resorts http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ Eyewitness News | 6 Hours Ago While top Zanu-PF officials have apologised for the invasions of lodges on Lake Chivero last weekend, President Robert Mugabe’s nephew has vowed to continue. This after youths carrying portraits of the Mugabe invaded the lodges and a bird sanctuary on Harare’s …
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