Category: Newspaper Articles

Econet, Mbada Diamonds Help Govt in Taking Down Poachers Posted on October 1, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Econet, Mbada Diamonds Help Govt in Taking Down Poachers by Ntungamili Nkomo for VOA Zimbabwe 30.09.2013  The corporate world is taking notice of the ecological disaster unfolding at Hwange National Park  following the poisoning of elephants by a sophisticated poaching syndicate – and now …

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Cyanide poachers remanded in custody Posted on October 1, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Cyanide poachers remanded in custody – DailyNews Live by Jeffrey Muvundusi 1 OCTOBER 2013 BULAWAYO – Two suspected elephant poachers in the on-going cyanide poisoning saga in the Hwange National Park have been remanded in prison following their arrest last week. Clever Khumalo, 44, of Iminyela Flats …

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300lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe Spent the entire night lying quietly beneath oblivious Guy Whitall Beast had managed to stay hidden for more than eight hours overnight The crocodile has now been released back into the wild By Amanda Williams PUBLISHED: 09:46 GMT, 17 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:59 GMT, 17 …

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Soldiers to be deployed at national park | The Chronicle Posted on September 30, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Soldiers to be deployed at national park | The Chronicle by Prosper Ndlovu September 30, 2013 Government will consider deploying soldiers in Hwange National Park to beef up security and curb rampant poaching amid revelations that the number of elephants that have died …

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Hwange clean-up, de-tox underway | The Herald Posted on September 30, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Hwange clean-up, de-tox underway | The Herald by Farirai Machivenyika September 30, 2013 [additional comment required on this article] A senior wildlife officer, Mr Patrick Sibanda (second from right), stresses a point to Ministers (from left) Dr Joseph Made, Professor Jonathan Moyo, Dr Ignatius Chombo, Dr …

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Rangers deployed against hyenas Posted on September 30, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Rangers deployed against hyenas – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 30, 2013 ENVIRONMENT minister Saviour Kasukuwere last week said his ministry had dispatched a team of game rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (Zimparks) to track down and capture hyenas that have reportedly wreaked havoc in Buhera. …

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