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Rhino ‘poachers’ denied bail Chronicle 21/3/2020 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter THREE suspected rhino poachers who allegedly sneaked into Bubye Conservancy in Mazunga area of Beitbridge district where they intended to poison wildlife were have been denied bail by the High Court. Thinkmore Midzi (25), Nqobizitha Dube (34) and Wenzile Midzi were arrested in Bubye …
Coal mining, flooding threats for Hwange game reserves 0 March 22, 2020 6:07 PM Source: Coal mining, flooding threats for Hwange game reserves | The Standard (Local News) By Oscar Nkala It may have been 19th century adventurism that led American Scout Frederick Rusell Burnham to discover the Hwange coal fields of modern-day Zimbabwe in 1895. Coal …
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Climate change poser for national parks NewsDay 19/3/2020 BY ANDREW KUNAMBURA “We are being watched,” a Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) game ranger, acting as tour guide, exclaimed. He is pointing to the left as the lead vehicle in a convoy taking United Nations deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed and her delegation on …
Human-wildlife conflict spawns strategic plan Herald 19/3/2020 Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau STAKEHOLDERS in Kariba have come together to craft a strategic plan to mitigate human/wildlife conflict, amid growing concerns over human encroachment into wildlife habitats. Widespread conflicts are common in occupied buffer zones in Hurungwe, Gokwe, Hwange and Mhangura, among other areas, where animal-borne diseases …
Four elephants poisoned, tusks removed Chronicle 19/3/2020 Elephants at Hwange National Park Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter FOUR elephants were found dead, three of them without tusks in Woodlands Farm resettlement area on Monday. The resettlement area is on the edge of Hwange National Park and the jumbos were poisoned with cyanide. Zimbabwe National Parks …
Minister proposes hefty fines on forestry and wildlife crime Sunday Mail 15/3/2020 Norman Muchemwa Fines being charged for illegal forestry and wildlife crimes are low and they have created gaps in deterring would be criminals, Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Mangaliso Ndlovu has said. Minister Ndlovu said this while giving his …
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The haunting lair of a limping ghost Sunday Mail 15/3/2020 Stranger then Fiction Tendai Chara NESTLED on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, some four kilometres from Chirundu Border Post, is the popular Rifa Conservation Education Camp. According to the camp’s website, the wildlife sanctuary was established in 1981. Its main purpose is …
Gonarezhou National Park vs Kruger National Park: The ultimate comparison NewsDay 12/3/2020 Africa has long been a popular destination with tourists the world over. This alluring continent has endless appeal, filled with diverse cultures, wildlife and landscapes, and there is often no better way to gain a close experience of Africa’s natural treasures than on …
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Zim will not pull out of CITES Herald 12/3/2020 Mr Munodawafa Tawanda Musarurwa Zimbabwe will not pull out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) as this will hurt the country’s capacity to trade with other members of the convention, Parliament heard Monday. This is notwithstanding that …
Wild animals, livestock in danger in Hwange Standard March 8, 2020 in Local, News BY JEFFREY MOYO Just last year, 37-year-old Thembalani Dlodlo lost five cows to lions that invaded his kraal in his home area in Hwange district of Matabeleland North province. Hwange is home to the popular Hwange National Park in this southern African nation housing …