Category: Wildlife & Conservancies

Safari hunting companies urged to consider human rights-focused rural development – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 25/11/2021 Emmanuel Koro THE days of hunting season-focused employment of a handful of locals and hand-outs of a few chunks of protein-boosting game meat are over. This development approach is unfair to the African hunting communities that suffer from the …

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Campfire elects new board – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 20/11/2021 BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA THE Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) has elected a new board chaired by Alderman Luka Ndou from Beitbridge. Campfire districts convened in Kadoma to elect a new leadership. Alderman Zoolakes Nyathi from Bulilima district was elected the vice-chairperson. Other …

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Uproar over Tsholotsho elephant sales The Chronicle 22/11/2021 Nqobile Tshili/Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Chronicle Reporters TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) has been accused of selling elephants for a song to concession holders under the Government quota system. Communities living near national parks are allocated a number of elephants among other wildlife that they sell to develop their …

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All hands on deck against rhino poaching The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Sunday Mail Reporters IN the past three years, gun battles between rhino poachers and the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) rangers have killed about 20 people. Wildlife economists say a country like Zimbabwe, which has a large rhino population, needs to continue …

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Use humane techniques to solve human-wildlife conflict The Chronicle 19/11/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu, Chronicle Correspondent DIFFERENT versions of human and wildlife conflict have been experienced, and the possible solutions. On some occasions, humans have had unexpected experiences with wild animals during visits, or in communities neighbouring wildlife protected areas. Road signs have been vandalised, leaking water …

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Africa has a long way to go in decolonising conservation systems – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 17/11/2021 By Merlyn Nkomo DECOLONISING conservation means offering the same credibility, respect and appreciation to indigenous ways of living and knowledge systems towards wildlife as the policies of settler communities. In 2015, I made a conscious decision to devote …

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NEW: Technology key in combatting wildlife trafficking The Sunday Mail 12/11/2021 Fatima Bulla  CONSERVATIONISTS should leverage on technologies for law enforcement, in dealing with new trends in illegal wildlife trafficking, a top cybercrime investigator has said. With advancement in technology, criminals perpetrating illegal wildlife trade have increased use of digital platforms in conducting their activities. Traffickers …

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Census to shed light on southern Africa’s jumbo population   The Herald 15/11/2021 A wildlife nature reserve covering Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Angola will undertake a loose elephant census next year at the cost of $3 million. The aerial survey by the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) directorate will help in managing elephants …

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Strict guidelines needed to balance conservation and mining  0  November 13, 2021 7:06 PM Source: Strict guidelines needed to balance conservation and mining – #Asakhe – CITE  An elephant carcass discovered at the Pandamasuie forest. Pic: Wild Is Life Trust and ZEN Strict guidelines must be put in place to balance conservation efforts and mining in wildlife parks, …

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Africa urged to fight wildlife trafficking  0  November 11, 2021 8:31 PM Source: Africa urged to fight wildlife trafficking – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU AFRICAN governments have been urged to jointly fight wildlife trafficking by coming up with legislation and policies that curb the vice. Leading international wildlife conservation body, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Tuesday …

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