Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe to ask permission to sell ivory stocks http://af.reuters.com Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:08pm GMT * Zimbabwe has one of Africa’s largest elephant populations * Deadline to request sale in October By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has accumulated 50 tonnes of ivory and will ask the international body regulating its trade for …
Masvingo officials invade Save Valley conservancy http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell22 August 2012 ZANU PF has kicked its campaign to seize control of the Save Valley Conservancy into high gear, after officials in Masvingo invaded the area on Wednesday morning. Masvingo Governor Titus Maluleke, Chiredzi South MP Aaron Baloyi and a gang of thugs, stormed into a technical meeting …
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Stray lions feast on villagers’ beasts http://www.thestandard.co.zw August 19, 2012 in Community News BY TATENDA CHITAGUCHIVI — Several villagers in Chivi have lost their livestock to a pride of lions believed to have escaped from a nearby conservancy over three weeks ago.The villagers said they had since limited their movements especially at night, for fear for their lives.One …
Mana Pools under threat again http://www.tourismupdate.co.za 16 Thu, Aug 2012 Members of the tourism industry have joined forces to protest the threat of opencast mining in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park with the launch of a Facebook Community Page, ‘Save Mana Pools’. In 2010, a similar campaign led to Protea Hotels having to abandon its plans to develop …
Illegal hunting at ZANU PF controlled Savuli Ranch http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell16 August 2012 The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has issued a public warning that illegal hunting activities are taking place at a wildlife ranch in the Save Valley Conservancy, as the ‘indigenisation’ of the hunting sector continues. The Savuli Ranch has been taken over by …
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ZCTF Report – Aug 2012 ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy 15th August 2012 …
Pressure builds to stop mining at Mana Pools http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Mana Pools By Alex Bell15 August 2012 Pressure is continuing to build to prevent planned mining activities at Mana Pools, with conservation groups warning that the potential damage there will also ruin Zimbabwe’s international tourism reputation. Prospecting and exploration licences for …
Zambezi Society Special Bulletin – Mining in Mana Aug 2012 SPECIAL BULLETIN Newsletter of THE ZAMBEZI SOCIETY http://www.zamsoc.org The Zambezi Society is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We promote and conserve the wildlife and wild places of the Zambezi River for the benefit of wilderness, wildlife and people If you have not already made a 2012 Supporting donation to the Zambezi …
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Conservancy slams ‘criminal’ handover of hunting permits to ZPF http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell13 August 2012 The Save Valley Conservancy has called the decision to hand over hunting permits to ZANU PF cronies, under the guise of indigenisation, a purely ‘criminal act’ that threatens the future of tourism in Zimbabwe. The government last week issued hunting permits to …
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6 things I had wrong about travel to Zimbabwe (and 1 I had right) http://matadornetwork.com By Ross Borden On August 6, 2012 · I was awoken by the sound of a herd of large bull elephants destroying the trees outside the room of my hotel the first night in Zimbabwe. Photo: Author On an 8-day …
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