Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

Fight to save the elephant vital to humanity’s future Posted on October 11, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Fight to save the elephant vital to humanity’s future – The Zimbabwe Independent by Nicky Campbell October 11, 2013 A HEARTBREAKING catastrophe is unfolding in the great forests and on the savannahs of Africa. Amid all the political instability and human suffering, people are …

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Cyanide scandal: Govt exposed Posted on October 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via Cyanide scandal: Govt exposed – Southern Eye by Richard Muponde/Nqobile Bhebhe THE government’s decision to order Tsholotsho villagers to surrender cyanide used to kill elephants in Hwange to Chief Siphoso has raised eyebrows following sensational revelations that the tradition leader is a convicted poacher. A ministerial taskforce …

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Poaching threatens Campfire programme BRIDGET MANANAVIRE  •  9 OCTOBER 2013 8:36AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services1   HARARE – Escalating poaching levels in Zimbabwe have negatively affected the Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) programme set up to benefit …

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Kasukuwere sharpens fight against poachers Posted on October 7, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Kasukuwere sharpens fight against poachers – Southern Eye by Nduduzo Tshuma ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere says he has taken to social media to raise awareness about environmental issues following the mass poisoning of elephants at the Hwange National Park. Kasukuwere, one of few technological …

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Manager Accused of Supplying Elephant Poisoning Chemical Posted on October 7, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Manager Accused of Supplying Elephant Poisoning Chemical VOA Staff The manager of a company which is said to have supplied poachers with cyanide allegedly used for poisoning to death 81 elephants in Hwange National Park, has been remanded out of custody on a $100 …

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Government accused of cover-up in poaching scandal Posted on October 7, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Government accused of cover-up in poaching scandal | SW Radio Africa by Tichaona Sibanda on Monday, October 7, 2013  Plans by the government to pardon villagers in Tsholotsho, who surrender the toxic cyanide that has been used to kill elephants in the Hwange national …

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Police officers in court over Ivory bribes Posted on October 6, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via Police officers in court over bribes The Standard by Richard Muponde October 6, 2013 A police boss from Serious Fraud Section in Harare and three of his subordinates on Friday appeared in court for allegedly taking a US$10 000 bribe from poachers who killed more …

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Time to deal with ecological disaster Posted on October 6, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Time to deal with ecological disaster Nevanji Madanhire The Standard October 6, 2013   The photographs of dead elephants in Hwange National Park sickened the world. It wasn’t just the grotesqueness of the spectacle, but also the method with which they were killed that shocked everybody. …

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Police fingered for taking bribes in Hwange poisoning Posted on October 5, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 7 Comments ↓ via Police fingered for taking bribes in Hwange poisoning Mail & Guardian by Farai Shoko 04 OCT 2013 The claim that officers are accepting bribes from suspected poachers is raising questions over the ability of police to combat poaching syndicates. An ecological disaster is unfolding …

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Elephant death toll reaches 95 Posted on October 4, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Bulawayo24 NEWS | Elephant death toll reaches 95 by Staff Reporter Bulawayo24 NEWS 03 October 2013 FIVE more elephant carcasses, suspected to have been poisoned with cyanide have been discovered at Ngamo Forest, an area in Lupane adjacent to the Hwange National Park. The carcasses bring to …

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