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Wildebeest faces extinction – NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/5/2019 Guest Column Joseph Ogutu ACROSS the world, migratory animals like wildebeest — which rely on movement to find food, water and calving grounds — are under threat. This is mainly because their migration routes are being cut off by fences, settlements, farms, roads and other developments, and …
Sustainable utilisation of wildlife the way to go Source: Sustainable utilisation of wildlife the way to go | The Herald May 8, 2019 Tinashe Farawo CorrespondentOFFICIALLY opening this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) last month, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said Africa defeated European imperialism in the 1960s and ’70s when the continent was much …
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Nine years for possessing a pangolin 8/5/2019 The Herald Admore Mbonda in Kariba A 26-year-old man has been jailed for nine years here after being found in possession of a pangolin. In passing sentence, Kariba Magistrate Mr Toendepi Zhou expressed concern over the rise in cases of poaching in Kariba and Hurungwe districts. He …
ED rallies Africa to unite on ivory 8/5/2019 President Mnangagwa (third from left) and his counterparts (from left) President Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana), President Hage Geingob (Namibia) and President Edgar Lungu (Zambia) being shown the newly designed fence to protect elephants at the Elephant Summit in Kasane yesterday. — (Picture by Presidential Photographer Joseph Nyadzayo) …
Non-use of wildlife makes Africans beggars forever: Botswana Minister 7/5/2019 The Chronicle Emmanuel Koro in Kasane, Botswana The Botswana Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Honourable Onkokame Mokaila said if Africans do not use their wildlife they would remain beggars forever. Speaking during the Botswana Government convened Kasane Elephant Summit that is …
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4 nabbed with 76,7kg ivory – NewsDay Zimbabwe 4/5/2019 BY SILAS NKALA FOUR men, including a Zimbabwe National Army deserter, have been arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of 76,7kgs of Ivory. The former ZNA member, Faunel Luphahla (34), Alos Savanhu (38), Ndaba Ncube (27) of Dete and a Gwabalanda resident Innocencia …
Human, wildlife conflict: Villages engage Zimparks 6/5/2019 The Herald Runesu Gwidi in BIKITA VILLAGERS in Bikita East have engaged in a partnership with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (Zimparks) to address issues of human and wildlife conflict. The Herald understands that so far the villagers have identified focal persons to compile and forward …
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Gonarezhou embarks on rural electrification programme – NewsDay Zimbabwe 3/5/2019 By Garikai Mafirakureva ZIMBABWE’S second largest national park, Gonarezhou, has embarked on a rural electrification programme which has seen Phahlela Clinic in remote Malipati in Chiredzi being electrified at a cost of US$220 000. “The park partnered with NetOne, one of the country’s largest …
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Nearby communities determine fate of wildlife – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/4/2019 Guest Column: Liz Rihoy & Maxwell Gomera THE story of a suspected rhino poacher who was eaten by lions after being trampled by elephants in the Kruger National Park brought global attention to the potential for conflict and even death as a result of …
Poacher shot dead, 3 others flee naked – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/5/2019 BY Tinashe Mungazi A SUSPECTED poacher was shot dead on Monday night in Hwange National Park, while his three accomplices escaped naked following a gunfire exchange with Zimparks patrol officers. The deceased, who is believed to be a local, was standing guard and …