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2 armed suspected poachers shot dead April 2, 2015 Top Stories Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentTWO poachers have been shot dead by game scouts at Malilangwe Conservancy Trust in Chiredzi, police confirmed yesterday.Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nkululeko Nduna said the incident occurred last Saturday at around 4AM.He said Emmanuel Moyo, 28, of Gwanda was shot …
ZimParks recovers $50 000 elephant tusks from poachers February 26, 2015 The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) ambushed 12 suspected poachers from Zambia and recovered almost $50 000 worth of elephant tusks in a recent operation in Katombora, Zambezi National Parks’ Mdhaka area. BY OUR STAFF ZimParks public relations manager Caroline Washaya-Moyo said …
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A Wildlife Paradise 18 Feb 2015 Cyril Zenda THEY say Christmas comes once a year. So when in early January, Archwell Maramba, a 58-old villager from Zimunya communal lands, ecstatically accepted a special gift from his friends, what he was not sure about was whether it was a very early Christmas present for the brand …
War Veterans Demand Share Of Save Conservancy 19 Feb 2015 MASVINGO — The Save Valley Conservancy saga has taken a new twist with the boisterous former fighters of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle demanding pieces of land in the acclaimed wildlife sanctuary.The demands were part of the resolutions made here by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans …
Cyanide Poison Dents Tourist Arrivals Shame Makoshori 5 Feb 2015 THE poisoning of large numbers of elephants in Hwange National Park in 2013 has affected tourist arrivals into the country’s largest wildlife estate. A senior tourism executive said last week that Hwange Safari Lodge was among destinations significantly affected by the mindless slaughter of game in …
Govt eyes Imire Game Park February 2, 2015 in News GOVERNMENT has threatened to grab part of the privately-owned Imire Game Park in Marondera and parcel it into resettlement farming plots. Own Correspondent Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Joel Biggie Matiza made the threats last Thursday as he wound up his provincial tour in Wedza. He …
Live elephant sales better than culling January 26, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryGOVERNMENT’S intention to dispose of excess live elephants at a large commercial scale, is one of the noble investments Zimbabwe can make for the future of its people; to biodiversity; and also to expedite the implementation of effective wildlife management systems. Seeing there …
Hwange Game Count results Posted on January 12, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — No Comments ↓ via Hwange Game Count results | VictoriaFalls24 8 January 2015 The Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe (WEZ) have released the data from their 2014 annual game count of Hwange National Park, conducted by 316 volunteers in 95 teams. Well done to all involved! These counts have been conducted since …
Fresh bid to grab conservancies The Masvingo Zanu (PF) provincial executive has resolved to take over the trouble Save Valley sanctuary barely two months after the party’s politburo agreed to shelve plans to indigenise it. According to documents made available to The Zimbabwean the new executive has redoubled its efforts to boot out all the …
Parks takes over conservancies November 5, 2014 Local News Minister Kasukuwere George Maponga in MASVINGOThe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is taking over control of some properties in the Save Valley Conservancy (SVC) that had been occupied by senior Zanu-PF officials in Masvingo Province. Government says the takeover excludes estates which fall under Bilateral Investment Promotion …