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Zimbabwe Says Dehorning Rhinos Paying Off 28/6/2019 VOA ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe says its practice of dehorning rhinos is bearing fruit, as it has kept poachers at bay and allowed the rhino population to gradually increase. Matobo Park — about 500 kilometers southwest of Harare — is home to both the endangered black rhino and …
Save Valley illegal settlers warned 26/6/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Government has warned over 15 000 illegal settlers in and around the Save Valley Conservancy that they will soon be evicted from the wildlife-rich sanctuary as the new dispensations moves to restore order in the world-acclaimed habitat. The decision to move the …
Government to donate animals to Angola. . .Move to help country rebuild wildlife ravaged by war 26/6/2019 The Chronicle Leonard Ncube , Victoria Falls Reporter THE Government will donate an undisclosed number of wild animals to Angola to help the country rebuild its wildlife which was ravaged by decades of war, President Mnangagwa has …
‘International poachers plunder African resources’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/6/2019 BY SHINGIRAI VAMBE AFRICA is bearing the brunt of international poachers who are decimating wildlife in conservancies, Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Prisca Mupfumira has said. Mupfumira told delegates attending the ongoing African Union — United Nations Africa Wildlife Economy Summit in Victoria Falls …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Africa must benefit from its wildlife 25/6/2019 The Chronicle Some 51 days after the holding of the Elephant Summit in Kasane, Botswana, to map ways for wildlife-rich southern African countries to benefit more from the resource, the region is this week hosting yet another high level meeting to address the same. From …
ED slams Cites ‘dictatorship’ 25/6/2019 President Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi (background) converse with ZimParks board chairman Rtd Justice Moses Chinhengo at the Rain Forest in Victoria Falls yesterday. (Picture by Believe Nyakudjara) The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for free trade in wildlife products to ensure a …
Zimbabwe Says Selling Rhino Horns, Ivory Key for Conservation 25/6/2019 Bloomberg Zimbabwe must be allowed to sell ivory and rhino horn stockpiles valued at $600 million to fund environmental conservation efforts in the southern African nation, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “The stocks are from natural attrition of those animals,” he said on Monday …
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Critically endangered vultures poisoned en masse in Botswana – NewsDay Zimbabwe 24/6/2019 BY BBC More than 500 critically endangered vultures have died of poisoning in Botswana, according to local officials. A total of 537 vultures and two tawny eagles were found dead in the country’s north-east, though it’s unclear when. The government suspects poachers …
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Six poachers jailed 9 years for possessing ivory – NewsDay Zimbabwe 24/6/2019 SIX poachers charged with illegal possession of ivory worth US$9 250 have been slapped with a nine-year jail term each by a Matabeleland North Provincial magistrate. BY SILAS NKALA Austin Sibanda (54) of Dete; Morris Munkombwe (39) of Hwange; Shingai Sithole (33) …
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Wildlife summit must ensure communities benefit 24/6/2019 The Chronicle Tinashe Farawo At the weekend, the world converged in the resort town of Victoria Falls for the United Nations, African Union Wildlife Economy. The summit ran under the theme, “A new initiative to forge a new deal for tourism, rural communities and wildlife by 2030,”. …