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Zim gets $12m for wildlife management – Zimbabwe Situation 2/10/2018 Fortunate Gora Mash West CorrespondentZimbabwe has received more than US$10 million under the Global Environment Facility Cycle Six and US$2 million from the United Nations Development Programme for the management of natural resources, environment and wildlife, a top Government official has said. In a …
New town planned for Kanyemba – NewsDay Zimbabwe 2/10/2018 GOVERNMENT has announced plans to set up a service centre in Kanyemba, along the Zambezi Valley, Mashonaland Central province, as well as initiate various developmental projects, including irrigation facilities for the community that has suffered marginalisation for years. BY EVERSON MUSHAVA At the weekend, five …
Poacher killed in shootout with rangers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 29/9/2018 A 22-YEAR-OLD suspected poacher was shot dead after exchanging gunfire with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in Hurungwe last week. BY NHAU MANGIRAZI Artwell Siyonda of Nyakasikana village under Chief Chundu was buried at his rural village on Thursday, about …
Zimparks extends Vic Falls viewing time The Herald 25/9/2018 Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), has extended cut off time to view the Victoria Falls from 7pm to 10pm and also introduced a coterie of activities as it moves to capitalise on the anticipated boom in tourism receipts. …
Zimparks begins jumbo translocations The Herald 24/9/2018 Mashonaland West Bureau The relocation of 100 elephants from the Save Valley Conservancy to Rifa Safari area in Hurungwe has begun with eight of the wild animals being released in the Zambezi Valley, recently. According to wildlife experts, the Save Valley Conservancy has had a resounding …
Kenya wildlife expert walks to Zimbabwe Source: Kenya wildlife expert walks to Zimbabwe – Sunday News September 23, 2018 Jim Justus Nyamu Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business ReporterRENOWNED Kenyan wildlife conservationist and Elephants Neighbours Centre co-founder, Jim Justus Nyamu who is on a 42 000- kilometre walk from east to southern Africa to raise awareness on the …
A rare rhino horn harvesting experience The Chronicle 19/9/2018 Emmanuel Koro Most people might not know that rhino horn can be harvested and regrows at about 20 centimeters annually. The removal of rhino horn is generally associated with poaching that involves first killing the rhino and then chopping off its horn, leaving an …
Bikita mulls reopening mine The Herald Masvingo Correspondent Bikita Rural District Council has announced plans to re-open the Umkondo Gold Mine at Save Valley Conservancy, where the local authority has a stake as part of efforts to expand revenue generation. Council has an undisclosed stake in the mothballed gold mine, but revival of …
ZimParks translocates 100 buffaloes to Hwange – NewsDay Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has moved 100 buffaloes from Zambezi National Park to Sidinda in Hwange to boost tourism in the area. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI ZimParks western region manager, Samson Chibaya, told Southern Eye yesterday that the move was meant to …
Govt donates white rhinos to DRC 4-5 minutes The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has resolved to donate 10 white rhinos to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in line with a rhino regional conservation programme. In a telephone interview, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management National spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo said the move …