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Kariba killer lions put down by rangers http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 08/03/2013 00:00:00by Staff Reporter WILDLIFE rangers said Friday they had tracked down and killed three lions believed to have attacked and killed two people in the lakeside resort of Kariba this week. A lioness and two “sub adult” cubs between two and three years old were baited into traps and …
Ranger shot as hunt goes awry http://www.herald.co.zw Thursday, 07 March 2013 00:00 Herald ReporterA senior official in the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority was reportedly shot on Tuesday evening while in the process of baiting lions that had killed two people in Mahombekombe, Kariba, earlier on the same day. The ranger, who was not identified, was …
Chipinge villagers at the mercy of wildlife http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 3, 2013 in Community News CHIPINGE — The invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy by some war veterans and Zanu PF officials has led to the scaling down of the electrical fence bordering the conservancy, forcing wild animals to escape. BY CLAYTON MASEKESA The stray animals are destroying …
SOS from the wilderness: Save our Save http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 February 2013 12:20 AS the ownership wrangle engulfing the Save Valley Conservancy continues with no clear solution in sight, the wildlife paradise is being ravaged by poachers and unplanned development. The privately-owned wilderness now risks being completely rundown, reports Nelson Chenga. ALONG Zimbabwe’s Masvingo-Birchenough Bridge highway in the …
60 rhinos killed in Save Wednesday, 13 February 2013 18:24 0 Comments and 0 Reactions Nelson Chenga, Staff Reporter THE country lost about 60 rhinos in the past 10 years due to massive poaching activities in the Save Valley Conservancy, The Financial Gazette can reveal. Half of the conservancy’s 350 kilometre fence has been …
Zimbabwe Faces Crayfish Crisis In Water Ecosystem Feb 12, 9:12 AM EST BY ANGUS SHAWASSOCIATED PRESS HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Scientists in Zimbabwe say a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting the nation’s entire aquatic ecosystem at risk. Officials …
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Zimbabwe selling elephants cheap to China http://www.mercurynews.com By Erin Conway-Smith, GlobalPostPosted: 02/05/2013 08:01:03 AM PST JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Over and over again, the baby elephant scrapes its skin against the metal bars of a zoo in northern China, appearing agitated and distressed. Not long ago this elephant lived with its family herd in the wilds of …
Save Valley hunters charged US$70k http://www.newzimbabwe.com 26/01/2013 00:00:00by Staff Reporter AN “upper-end” hunting expedition on the Save Valley Conservancy, the subject of bitter divisions in the coalition Cabinet and threats of aid cut by the European Union can cost up to US$70,000 a pop, a safari operator has revealed. Chunks of the 3,400 square-kilometre wildlife reserve in the …
Safari operators appeal for Kasukuwere’s intervention http://www.thestandard.co.zw January 27, 2013 in Business SAFARI operators have sought the help of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment minister Saviour Kasukuwere after the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) withdrew hunting rights from indigenous operators and gave them to South African agents. REPORT BY NDAMU SANDU On December 31 2011, ZPWMA …
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Mutambara kicks out German envoy http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Richard Chidza, Staff WriterThursday, 24 January 2013 11:59 HARARE – Deputy Premier Arthur Mutambara ejected German ambassador to Zimbabwe Hans Gunter Gnodkte from his office last week, after he protested the seizure of Save Valley Conservancies protected under bilateral agreements. Gnodkte confirmed to the Daily News that Mutambara had abruptly terminated their …