Category: Wildlife and Conservancies

Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching  BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE — 25/4/2019 The Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage is home to 25 animal species, some endangered, some rescued from poachers Source: Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching – VOA About half an hour drive southeast of Bulawayo is a special orphanage caring for abandoned and injured animals. The Chipangali …

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Military rifle recovered from poachers    22/4/2019 Source: Military rifle recovered from poachers | Newsday (News) By Rex Mphisa POACHERS cornered in a section of the vast Bubye Valley Conservancy in Beitbridge recently abandoned an AK-47 assault rifle traced back to the Zimbabwe National Army, police sources said at the weekend. Beitbridge police sources close to …

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Editorial: Military must help protect our wildlife      Source: Editorial: Military must help protect our wildlife – NewsDay Zimbabwe April 23, 2019 ONE of Zimbabwe’s competitive advantages over many countries has for a long time been its wildlife, especially the now rare and endangered black rhino species. Once roaming free across the wild plains of the southern …

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Kavango-Zambezi countries meet to map Cites meeting strategy   11/4/2019 KAVANGO-ZAMBEZI Trans-Frontier Conservation Area The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter KAVANGO-ZAMBEZI Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) countries are meeting in Victoria Falls to decide on a common position ahead of the 2019 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) …

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Minister urges Govt to conduct wildlife census   9/4/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has urged Government to conduct a census to determine the impact of Cyclone Idai on wildlife in the Save Valley Conservancy, which is located in south-east Lowveld. Eastern parts of the province, including districts …

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Communities hail construction of Shangani-style campsites – NewsDay Zimbabwe   27/3/2019 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA CHIREDZI communities have applauded the construction of Shangani-style campsites at Gonarezhou National Park, saying the move will go a long way in preserving their culture. Gonarezhou Conservation Trust recently constructed three cultural campsites at Masasanya, Makonde and Mathuli, the park’s community …

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Gonarezhou to reintroduce rhinos – NewsDay Zimbabwe   26/3/2019 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA Gonarezhou National Park is set to reintroduce over 20 rhinoceros into the vast wildlife conservancy next year, after the last of the 200 rhinos that were kept in the park were gunned down by poachers more than 30 years ago. Director of the …

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Govt to set up anti-poaching unit   22/3/2019 The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Government is in the process of setting up a multi-stakeholder anti-poaching unit as it steps up efforts to reduce poaching and promote conservation of wildlife. The unit comprising the ZRP, Central Intelligence Organisation, Zimbabwe National Army, rural district councils, National …

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Victoria Falls to host international wildlife summit – NewsDay Zimbabwe   19/3/2019 BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Environment and Tourism ministry will in June host a major international environment and wildlife summit in Victoria Falls, minister Priscah Mupfumira told Parliament yesterday. Mupfumira told the Consilia Chinanzvavana-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism that the country …

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Zim elephant  population drops    5/3/2019 Source: Zim elephant  population drops | Daily News Zimbabwe’s elephant population has declined by 10 percent over the last eight years, the Zambezi Elephant Fund (Zef) has said.In a statement released last week to mark World Wildlife Day, Zef, which was formed in 2015 to actively address poaching in the …

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