Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

Water relief for 8,000 thirsty elephants neglected by Zimbabwe By ZimSitRep_M | January 12, 2017 0 Comment As a drought-inducing El Niño settled over southern Africa in 2016, the animals of Hwange national park in Zimbabwe faced desperate water shortages. Source: Water relief for 8,000 thirsty elephants neglected by Zimbabwe | Environment | The GuardianJanuary 11, 2017 During a heatwave in October, …

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Non-lethal combat against elephants January 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer —For Ugogo Mallet Moyo of Mpilo Village in Ward 7, Tsholotsho District in Matabeleland North, July 2007 is a year her life turned upside down. That fateful month, forever etched in the 83-year-old’s mind, turned her life into misery. She was attacked …

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2 poachers shot dead January 12, 2017 Local News Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle ReporterTWO poachers were yesterday shot dead at Hwange National Park after they opened fire near the Main camp. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the deceased were both Zimbabweans. In a statement, Zimparks spokesperson Ms Caroline Washaya-Moyo said one of the poachers was from …

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Blitz nets 443 poachers January 11, 2017 in News A JOINT blitz by police officers and rangers from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) led to the arrest of 443 suspected poachers, with 57 convicted and sentenced last year alone. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU In a statement yesterday, ZimParks spokesperson, Caroline Washaya-Moyo said the convicts …

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Why elephants kept in captivity suffer from sore feet January 4, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Olga Panagiotopoulou Correspondent —Women across the world understand the pain that comes with wearing a new pair of high heels. Any person who spends all day standing at work will also know how taxing it can be on the feet if …

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Zambia breaches fishing protocol December 29, 2016 in National, News ZAMBIA reportedly breached a fishing protocol signed with Zimbabwe by exceeding its fishing quota in Lake Kariba, Environment and Water minister Oppah Muchinguri told Parliament recently. by VENERANDA LANGA The 1999 Protocol on Economic and Technical Co-operation sets the agenda for what each country does in the management …

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35 elephants exported to China January 6, 2017 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterZIMBABWE has exported 35 elephants to China in a move aimed at raising funds for conservation programmes in the country. In a statement yesterday, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the move was also aimed at managing the increasing elephant population. The …

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Poachers decimate Zim elephants By ZimSitRep_M | January 4, 2017 5 Comments Source: Poachers decimate Zim elephants – DailyNews Live 04 January 2017 Farayi Machamire HARARE – Elephant population in northern Zimbabwe’s Sebungwe District hasdeclined by 75 percent due to poaching in the last decade, a wildlifeconservation group Bumi Hills Foundation (BHF) has said. BHF – a non-profit organisation based in …

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Mobile phone sells out rhino poacher By ZimSitRep_M | January 3, 2017 0 Comment Godknows Mashame (43) was later found relaxing at his home in Mbizo, Kwekwe, after his mobile phone and three spent cartridges were recovered from the shooting scene. Source: Mobile phone sells out rhino poacher – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 3, 2017 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT Godknows Mashame (43) was …

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Zim lawyer miraculously recovers from rhino attack December 10, 2016 in News ZIMBABWEAN lawyer, Tim Tanser (71), who was attacked by a rhino while game walking with his family at a lodge in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, has miraculously recovered as little hope was being given that he would survive. BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA He told NewsDay …

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