Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

Editorial Comment: Communities should benefit from game proceeds June 24, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Zimbabwe which has since independence been grappling with the challenge of correcting the land ownership imbalances, has taken measures to ensure in the process it preserves its flora and fauna. A number of conservancies were as a result spared from being acquired …

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Pride of lions wreaks havoc in Chipinge June 23, 2015 Local News Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentA pride of lions, which reportedly escaped from Save Conservancy in Masvingo Province is allegedly wreaking havoc in Buhera and Chipinge districts, Manicaland, killing over 170 cattle. According to villagers, the lions escaped from Save Conservancy and crossed into Manicaland, where …

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Mana Pools among top safaris in Africa June 17, 2015  Mana Pools National Park has been adjudged as one of the top safaris in Africa, according to a latest ranking by an online resource that profiles safaris. BUSINESS REPORTER According to a survey by SafariBookings.com, Mana Pools was ranked fourth behind Serengeti National Park (Tanzania), …

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Chiredzi rhinos sent to Botswana   (File Photo): Black Rhino CHIREDZI — Zimbabwe loaded five black rhinos onto a plane bound for Botswana yesterday, its first such exports since the 1990s, as part of conservation efforts amid an increase in poaching in southern Africa. The animals were secured in crates loaded onto a camouflaged Botswana Defence …

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Zim reintroduces rhinos to park as elephant poaching jumps June 9, 2015 in Business GONAREZHOU — Rhinos are to be reintroduced into Zimbabwe’s second-biggest national park even as poaching of elephants in the Gonarezhou reserve surges due to cross-river attacks.   BY GODFREY MARAWANYIKA Within two years, 40 black rhinos will be introduced to the 5 053 …

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‘Peaceful Zim good for tourism’ June 9, 2015 Local News Hebert Zharare recently in Malilangwe, Gonarezhou The world’s celebrities and business moguls who have visited Malilangwe Trust in Gonarezhou National Park have given Zimbabwe a clean bill as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, general manager of the Trust, Mr Mark Saunders, said …

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Gonarezhou gets $6m June 8, 2015 Local News Hebert Zharare recently in GonarezhouFrankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), a Germany-based conservation organisation has released over $6 million towards the resuscitation of Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) to transform it into a commercially viable business. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and FZS, signed a memorandum of understanding in 2007 …

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Binga RDC, villagers wrangle over hunting concession April 16, 2015 Local News Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court ReporterBINGA Rural District Council is locked in a legal wrangle with Siabuwa villagers who have invaded Manyenyengwa/Siabuwa Hunting Concession and are illegally hunting wildlife in the safari area. The council has since filed summons at the Bulawayo High Court citing nine villagers …

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MPs urge govt to sell Hwange elephants   HARARE – Members of Parliament have urged the government to find a way of exporting a large number of elephants to avoid having to cull the animals, which they say are threatening communities neighbouring the country’s biggest game park. Hwange National Park, which, at 14 651 square …

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Another blow for Zim wildlife industry New York State Senator Tony Avella will today introduce a Bill that would ban the importation, possession, sale or transportation in the city of five species of animals native to Africa. April 8, 2015 in News   BY NDAMU SANDU The Bill, if it sails through, will be a huge blow …

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