Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

International rhino horn trade ban failing to stop poaching May 30, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Emmanuel Koro CorrespondentThose who take rhino conservation very seriously must rethink if the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) international ban on rhino horn is really working. About a week ago, eight …

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National Parks in destocking exercise By ZimSitRep_M | May 29, 2017 0 Comment Source: National Parks in destocking exercise – Sunday News May 28, 2017 Tinomuda Chakanyuka, Senior ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) said its destocking exercise will continue despite improved pastures and water resources in most wildlife protected areas in the country. Last year Zimparks announced that it …

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Local communities must benefit from wildlife sanctuaries: Minister May 26, 2017 Local News Minister Muchinguri From Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIGovernment is concerned with challenges faced by communities surrounding wildlife sanctuaries countrywide, whose livelihoods are being disrupted by wild animals as human-wildlife conflicts escalate. In a speech read on her behalf by Acting Director in the Department of …

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Binga croc farm eyes 10% growth May 26, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga recently in BingaBINGA Crocodile Farm has acquired an additional 10 hectares of land to create more space for its over 40 000 reptiles to improve quality of the meat and skins for local and overseas markets. In an interview in Binga, one of the …

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Did a shot ‘Presidential’ elephant fall on hunter Theunis Botha in Hwange? By ZimSitRep_M | May 25, 2017 0 Comment We speak to Sharon Pincott. Source: Did a shot ‘Presidential’ elephant fall on hunter Theunis Botha in Hwange? – The Zimbabwean 25.05.2017 Hwange’s hunting sagas go on and on, seemingly endlessly. We speak to Sharon Pincott about Hwange’s latest one, this …

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Zebras wreak havoc in Chiredzi May 23, 2017 in National, News CHIREDZI WEST — When the heavens opened up this year, allowing him to have a bumper harvest he had last reaped more than 10 years ago, communal farmer Bettwell Mapuranga thought his food woes were over. By Tatenda Chitagu Better still, the nearby Chiredzi River burst its …

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Man faces jail over Zimbabwe Bird May 23, 2017 Crime & Courts Fungai Lupande Court ReporterAn A-Level student who allegedly woke up to the sight of a fish eagle in his house has appeared in court for illegal possession of a protected species. Known as hungwe in Shona, the fish eagle is the Zimbabwe Bird, the national …

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The missing link at Mapungubwe TFCA May 22, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Participants during the Three Nations Wildrun Thupeyo Muleya Features WriterZimbabwe’s tourist arrivals have been increasing relatively over the last five years owing to a raft of measures and policies, the government has adopted. Among these include; the introduction and aggressive marketing of new …

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Crackdown on corruption needs serious approach May 22, 2017 Business ZimParks’s crack down needs support to show that Zimbabwe is serious when Government officials talk of tackling corruption and wildlife crime, from the top to bottom and vice versa Jeffrey Gogo  Climate StoryCriminals come from all walks of life. But few predict that those employed in …

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Safari players await US decision on ivory ban May 19, 2017 in Business THE Safari Operators’ Association of Zimbabwe (Soaz) is awaiting a decision by the United States over an ivory ban which has crippled its operations and severely reduced its revenue base, businessdigest has learnt. By Kudzai Kuwaza The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced …

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