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Jumbos destroy crops in Mhangura Conrad Mupesa in MhanguraFarmers in Mhangura, Makonde District, have lost several hectares of crops to marauding elephants that stray from the nearby animal sanctuary. Animals from Chenanga Game Park near Jechenene area are destroying swatches of agricultural land under maize, soya beans and tobacco. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife …
CITES lauds Zim for reducing poaching Business ReporterTHE Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has praised Zimbabwe for the reduction in poaching cases so far this year, owing to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority’s zero tolerance for the vice. From January to March this year, only one elephant and a …
Poaching cases down | The Herald Freeman Razemba Crime ReporterPoaching cases have decreased countrywide so far this year after the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management declared zero tolerance to illegal wildlife hunting. Statistics show that poaching cases have decreased during the first three months of this year as compared to the same period last …
Zimbabwe Parks Authority Submits Documents to Police Linking Grace Mugabe to Wildlife Poaching 0 March 27, 2018 8:59 AM Source: Zimbabwe Parks Authority Submits Documents to Police Linking Grace Mugabe to Wildlife Poaching – VOA A game ranger stands next to a rotting elephant carcass poisoned by poachers with cyanide in Hwange National Park in Zimbabawe, …
Paradigm shift as African countries demand end to ivory trade in Europe newsday Calls from conservation groups for a strong line and a near total ban on the sale of ivory were strengthened last week when 32 African nations stood as one to demand an end to trade in ivory in Britain and the European …
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Call to review Campfire | The Herald Herald ReportersGovernment needs to urgently refocus the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) to ensure greater diversification and sustainable development of communities which live with and are affected by wildlife, a Government official has said. Speaking during a National Campfire stakeholders review workshop recently, the …
Govt urged to prioritise infrastructure Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTraditional leaders in Chiredzi have implored Government to prioritise infrastructure development projects for those who will be relocated as part of the Save Valley Conservancy reorganisation. They said Government should put in place irrigation schemes, schools and other social amenities for the villages. The European Union, …
Grace Mugabe in messy scandal 0 March 25, 2018 3:57 PM Source: Grace Mugabe in messy scandal – The Standard March 25, 2018 Former first lady Grace Mugabe has been named in a government report on elephant poaching and smuggling of ivory in a scandal that might have cost the country millions of dollars. BY STAFF REPORTER The …
UN environmental organisation ignores calls for African Secretariat Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri Emmanuel KoroHave the growing worldwide calls for a qualified African to be appointed the next Secretary-General for the UN Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (Cites) been ignored? No one officially connected to the process has confirmed that …
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Safari operators hail President | The Chronicle Mr Digby Bristow Mashudu Netsianda, Senior ReporterA TOP safari operator in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conversation Area (GMTFCA), Mr Digby Bristow, has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for fighting corruption in all sectors of the economy. Mr Bristow, who operates Sentinel-Limpopo Safaris in Beitbridge, a component of the …