Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

Save Conservancy indigenisation goes ahead: Kasukuwere Posted on April 27, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 9 Comments ↓ via Govt: No going back on Save Conservancy 26/04/2014 by Agencies from NewZimbabwe THE government has decided to “indigenize” the Save Conservancy, widely regarded as the world’s largest private nature preserve, two years after the multi-million dollar wildlife sanctuary – in which many E.U. nationals have business …

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Report: Militarization of Poaching Posted on April 24, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ Report: Militarization of Poaching by Joe DeCapua April 21, 2014 VOANews A new report says organized crime, government corruption and militias are all linked to elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade. It says poachers in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sudan and Kenya move across borders with near impunity.The report is …

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US court to decide on Zim elephant ban April 24, 2014 in General, National, News     SAFARI Club International — a not-for-profit conservation organisation — yesterday filed a lawsuit to challenge the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)’s reported abrupt and unwarranted ban on the importation of sport-hunted African elephants from Zimbabwe and Tanzania, NewsDay has learnt. …

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Illegal allocation of hunting licenses linked to US ban on Zimbabwe’s elephant tusks Posted on April 10, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Illegal allocation of hunting licenses linked to US ban on tusks | SW Radio Africa  April 9, 2014 The unlawful allocation of hunting licenses in Zimbabwe in recent years has been pegged as a major factor in the …

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US bans Zimbabwe elephant trophies Posted on April 8, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via US bans Zim elephant trophies | SW Radio Africa by Nomalanga Moyo on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 The United States has suspended imports of sport-hunted elephant trophies from Zimbabwe citing questionable management practices and a lack of effective law enforcement. The ban follows a massive ecological …

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Community conservancies solution to poaching: Mzembi Posted on April 7, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Community conservancies solution to poaching: Mzembi | The Zimbabwean 06.04.14 by Sofia Mapuranga The establishment of community conservancies is the best strategy in fighting wildlife poaching and ensuring that local people had access to their natural resources, says the tourism minister, Walter Mzembi Mzembi said African …

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No technology to save rhinos in Zimbabwe Posted on March 30, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ ‘No technology to save rhinos’ NewsDay March 29, 2014 in News THE country’s remaining 700 rhino population is at risk of being wiped out by poachers as government has admitted that it does not have the latest technology to safeguard the endangered species. Environment, …

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Mzembi scoops tourism personality of 2013 award Posted on April 1, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Bulawayo24 NEWS | Mzembi scoops tourism personality of 2013 award 01 April 2014 Minister of Tourism and Hospitality, Engineer Walter Muzembi, is the Zimbabwe Council of Tourism personality of the year. Minister Mzembi was awarded the gong on the basis of the successful run …

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