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Rhino owners strike back http://www.zimonline.co.za by Own Corespondent Monday 06 September 2010 HARARE – Animal conservationists may have finally found the elusive solution to the age-old problem of rhino poaching – and the results are as deadly as the poachers’ ruthless methods. The fight against rhino – and elephant – poachers has hitherto been a …
Conservationists call for tougher penalties as poaching escalates in southern Africa http://www.apanews.net APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Animal conservation group, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), on Saturday called for stiffer penalties for rhino poachers to respond to an escalating crisis that has seen more than 180 rhinos killed in southern Africa by ruthless syndicates believed to be …
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Zimbabwe bush fires kill 10 people, 10 elephants http://www.afriquejet.com/ Harare, Zimbabwe – Widespread summer bush fires in Zimbabwe killed 10 people and 10 elephants recently, police said Wednesday. -Within the past two weeks, we have about six people who have perished during veld fires. Ten elephants were burnt to death at Derbyshire Ranch in …
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15 armed rangers for Marondera By Isdore Guvamombe National Parks and Wildlife Manage-ment Authority has deployed 15 armed rangers to Marondera Conservancy to protect over 2 000 plains game wild animals from landless youths who have been making frantic efforts to invade the sanctuary. The youths from Hwedza want to turn it into farming land. …
Zanu PF power tussle chokes conservancy http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 26 August 2010 19:48 POWER tussles between two rival Zanu PF factions are threatening the viability of a wildlife-rich conservancy in Marondera after the party’s government ministers failed to evict supporters who invaded the animal sanctuary this week, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. Authoritative sources told the …
Porous borders aid Rhino poachers – AfriForum http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Mxolisi NcubeWednesday, 04 August 2010 12:46 JOHANNESBURG – A South African civil rights group this week called on that country’s government to engage other nations, including Zimbabwe, in its on-going efforts to stop rhino poaching, cases of which are escalating by the day. Civil rights …
‘Gonarezhou under threat’ http://www.herald.co.zw/ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Masvingo Bureau About 1 000 families from the Chitsa clan who are staying in Gonarezhou National Park are reportedly threatening the self-sustainability of one of Zimbabwe’s most reputable wildlife habitats, prompting the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority to make renewed calls for Government to urgently relocate …
The ‘ugly face’ of Zimbabwe’s animal tourism market SW Radio Africa News Stories for 21 July 2010 By Alex Bell 21 July 2010 Animal welfare groups in Zimbabwe are up in arms over the number of lions being kept in captivity across the country, especially in the wake of lion attacks this …
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‘Musina Mafia’ arming poachers http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Musina-Mafia-arming-poachers-20100708 2010-07-09 07:21 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A game ranger in the Bubye Valley Conservancy in the south of Zimbabwe which is at the frontline in the fight against poaching. * * * * …
Zimbabwe: Government Ditches Wildlife Trade Deal Zimbabwe Independent Bernard Mpofu 17 June 2010 GOVERNMENT has aborted a wildlife trade deal with the secretive Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) amid widespread condemnation from pressure groups, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. Sources close to the development said the planned shipment of US$23 000 worth of wildlife …
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