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Mother elephant caught in poacher’s snare rescued after being found with a foot wound in Zimbabwe 0 December 6, 2020 12:23 PM Source: Mother elephant caught in poacher’s snare rescued after being found with a foot wound in Zimbabwe | Daily Mail Online WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A wildlife rescue team have saved a mother elephant’s life in the …
Human-widlife conflict stops agriculture where hunting brings Chronicle 4/12/2020 Holidaymakers at Chobe National Park in Botswana Emmanuel Koro, Feature CO-EXISTING with wildlife can be both a curse and a blessing. The human-wildlife conflict has brought the century-old culture of agricultural production to a sad and difficult end in Botswana’s Chobe Enclave Community. But the …
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Umfurudzi Game Park miner loses claim to machete gangs 0 December 2, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Umfurudzi Game Park miner loses claim to machete gangs – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY RICHARD MUPONDE UMUFURUDZI game park miner, John Maungwa has lost control of his gold rich mining claim to a gang linked to Shamva North legislator Oscar Gorerino and his …
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Idle TelOne telephone lines used as snares Chronicle 18/11/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter ABOUT 90 percent of wire snares used by poachers to trap wildlife are copper wires stolen from idle TelOne telephone lines. This came out during a tour of Forestry Commission concessions in Hwange and Binga districts last week where environmentalists …
Where wildlife produces medical doctors Chronicle 12/11/2020 Teachers’ cottages at Masoka High School built using hunting revenue Emmanuel Koro In Africa, some communities still don’t have a single person who has graduated as a medical doctor. The reasons are many. It could be a lack of funds for brilliant children to further their education. …
Government reviews Parks and Wildlife Act 10/11/2020 Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority director-general Mr Fulton Upenyu Mangwanya addresses stakeholders during a meeting to review the Parks and Wildlife Act in Bulawayo yesterday. Listening (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Mr Munesu Munodawafa, the Minister …
Why Sadc countries still ‘oppose’ rhino horn trade Chronicle 22/10/2020 Rhino horns Emmanuel Koro SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN international wild trade-regulating agency, CITES, and despite the help it …
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‘Zim is world’s safest destination’ Chronicle 21/10/2020 Hungarians on a tour of the Victoria Falls National Park during lockdown recently. (Picture by Clement Mukwasi) Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter A UNITED States of America-based travel and tourism agency, Tourlane, has named Zimbabwe the safest place to visit in the world when countries reopen their borders …
Govt sweats over ivory sales By Blessings Mashaya Daily News Last updated Oct 17, 2020 Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is sweating over the sale of a stockpile of ivory worth US$600 million as it is struggling to unite all African countries to approach the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
Elephants: ‘My mission to stop poachers in Zimbabwe’ 0 October 18, 2020 11:04 AM Welshman Nick Murray has been working to protect Zimbabwe’s wildlife for nearly 25 years. Source: Elephants: ‘My mission to stop poachers in Zimbabwe’ – BBC News Elephant conservationist lauds “huge result” “We’ve gone 12 months without an elephant being shot and killed by poachers …
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