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ZimParks translocates100 elephants THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is in the process of capturing and translocating 100 elephants from Chiredzi to Hurungwe in an effort to decongest the Save Conservancy, Southern Eye has learnt. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI “We are in the process of capturing at least 100 elephants from the south-east …
‘Poachers’ lace oranges with cyanide Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterTWO Victoria Falls men have appeared in court after they allegedly laced 68 oranges with cyanide and strategically placed them in the Zambezi National Park to kill elephants. The arrest follows a shootout between Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers and six suspected poachers …
ZimParks Rangers recover tusks, rifle, Zambian cellphones HWANGE National Park rangers recently recovered 13 elephant tusks, a rifle and cellphones after a shoot-out with six suspected Zambian poachers as poaching activities surge. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI Part of the tusks, rifle and live ammunitions recovered by ZimParks which were then surrendered to Hwange police on …
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Anti-poaching drive gets speed boats boost The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo Government has been urged to avail at least five speed boats to help combat rampant fish poaching at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Chivi. Illegal fishing is threatening to derail the State-driven Command Fisheries Programme. Tugwi-Mukosi is currently the main breeding centre for …
Thetford Game Reserve and Lodges Thetford Game Reserve is only forty minutes away from Harare out on the Mazowe Road and is the perfect place to visit with family and friends. A mid-week excursion took us down the Golden Stairs Road, through Christon Bank and on to Thetford Game Reserve in the miombo woodlands and …
California’s law banning all ivory trade gets US NGO court challenge Emmanuel KoroPOOR rural communities in African elephant range states may now have a more effective representative for their ivory trade interests in the United States of America. For the past 43 years, these communities have struggled to get a Western citizen or organisation to …
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Botswana considers lifting elephant hunting ban GABORONE — Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, may lift a ban on hunting for sport in the face of what the government says is growing conflict between humans and wildlife, a move sure to provoke protest from animal welfare groups. Reuters Conservationists estimate the land-locked southern …
Ranger killing poacher jailed | The Chronicle Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterA POACHER who shot and killed a game ranger at Nottingham Estate in Beitbridge District after he was cornered while checking on his snares, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Bino Ndou (42) of Ndambe village in the border town shot Edmore Ndou …
Stray buffaloes wreak havoc The Herald Freedom Mutanda Mutare CorrespondentFarmers in Middle Sabi, Chipinge, are living at the mercy of wild animals that are straying from a nearby conservancy, destroying crops as well as threatening human life. Farm 17 in Middle Sabi has been at the wrong end of human-wildlife conflict after a herd of …
Wild animals stranded on Kariba Dam island The Herald Mashonaland West CorrespondentThe rising water levels in Kariba Dam has left over 400 wild animals stranded on one of the islands on the dam. Water levels in Kariba Dam have been steadily rising due to inflows from Zambezi River. It recorded 486,82m on Monday last week. …