Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
More trouble for UNWTO general assembly http://www.dailynews.co.zw Tuesday, 28 August 2012 14:53 HARARE – Zimbabwe will not be able to translocate animals to the Victoria Falls National Park putting another damper on the country’s successful hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly conference next year. Dogged by lack of funds to drive anticipated capital …
Mujuru summons ministers over wildlife park seizure http://www.newzimbabwe.com 29/08/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter ZANU PF officials accused of trying to seize the vast Save Valley Conservancy vowed to stay put Wednesday as Vice President Joice Mujuru and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai summoned the Environment and Tourism ministers in a bid to resolve the dispute. Environment Minister Francis Nhema is …
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Stealing the Save Valley Conservancy: Zimbabwe’s Last Hope in Peril http://dailycaller.com/ Published: 2:49 PM 08/27/2012 A grandfather of 6 who was born on what is now the Conservancy, this man has worked as a tracker for safari hunters for more than 35 years. He is one of hundreds of workers in …
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Diplomats: Aid cut proposed as Zimbabwe seizes famed reserve http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu Europe26.08.2012By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online Harare (dpa) – The seizure by the government of a massive, prized wildlife reserve in Zimbabwe could spark a targeted withdrawal of Western aid, two European diplomats told dpa on Sunday. The privately owned Save Valley Conservancy group says only people …
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Zimbabwe wildlife group: tens of thousands of animals face annihilation in nature preserve http://www.washingtonpost.com By Associated Press, Published: August 26 | Updated: Monday, August 27, 2:17 AM HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tens of thousands of wild animals face annihilation in a wave of land takeovers in southeastern Zimbabwe by politicians of President Robert Mugabe’s party, a consortium of wildlife …
Conservation fears as wildlife park seized by Mugabe henchmen From the London Times Savé Valley is a haven for the rare black rhino and the nyala antelope savevalleyconservancy.org Jan RaathZimbabwe Published at 12:01AM, August 25 2012 The biggest land-grab since President Mugabe unleashed his land reform programme 12 years ago is under …
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Wildlife group: politicians threaten animal haven Associated Press Aug 24, 2:18 PM EDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A new wave of land takeovers and hunting licenses granted to loyalists of President Robert Mugabe is threatening a massive wildlife preserve in southeastern Zimbabwe, a consortium of wildlife ranchers charged Friday. The Save Valley Conservancy group said the takeovers, labeled …
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Plunder fears amid ‘wildlife-based reform’ http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ August 23, 2012 in Opinion Herbert Moyo AS if the chaotic land reform programme of the last decade blamed for decimating the country’s agricultural sector and the current contentious indigenisation policy have not ruined the economy enough, Zanu PF has now added the country’s wildlife conservancies to its national destruction manual. Vast tracts …
Animal poisoning on the rise in Chiredzi http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell23 August 2012 The deliberate poisoning of animals in the Chiredzi River Conservancy is on the rise, with no legal action being taken against the known poachers responsible. SW Radio Africa has been told that the carcasses of scores of animals have been found in recent weeks, adding …
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