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White rhino tracking on foot: Experience of a lifetime Chronicle 7/3/2020 Yoliswa Dube-Moyo “A rhino has never charged on my watch but if it happens, the trick is to stand still. You can’t outpace a rhino anyway — it runs at 45km/hour,” said Bongani, our professional guide from Bushman Safaris during a safety talk …
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Zim: Journey to the heart of Africa Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Independent in Lifestyle Mike Milotte If you want to get up close and personal with wildlife, it would be hard to find somewhere as uncrowded and unspoilt as Zimbabwe.African sunsets have a magic all of their own, but here in Hwange, Zimbabwe’s premier national park, the …
Letters to the Editor: WESTERN CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN POVERTY . . . Animal rights versus Human rights Chronicle 6/3/2020 John Hume, the world’s largest rhino owner, happily holds a bravely written book that among other things exposes the reasons why he and other rhino owners are being needlessly prevented from benefiting from wildlife Ian …
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US$4k for grant fees: ZimParks Herald 3/3/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has defended the charging of “high” special grant fees for miners to access mineral rich claims within its camps saying the money is meant to reclaim the environment and control rampant illegal …
NPA joins illegal wildlife trade fight Herald 2/3/2020 Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi Herald Correspondent The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and wildlife-focused non-governmental organisation, Tikki Hywood Foundation (THF), last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate increased awareness and appreciation of the value and importance of flora and fauna in Zimbabwe, through mutual …
Choosing animals over people. . . ZimParks’ headache as 300 die due to human-wildlife conflict Sunday Mail 1/3/2020 Langton Nyakwenda recently in KARIBA NEARLY 300 people have been killed by wild animals in various parts of Zimbabwe in the last five years while hundreds more such deaths have gone unrecorded. About 38 people were …
82 arrested for wildlife crimes, 17 pangolins recovered Herald 18/2/2020 Crime Reporter At least 82 people were arrested last year while police recovered 17 pangolins and over 1 000kg of pangolin scales, as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) declares war on wildlife crimes. During the same period, ZRP handled 40 cases and of the …
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100,000 children fight wildlife crime and stand up for girls’ rights 0 February 12, 2020 5:44 PM Source: 100,000 children fight wildlife crime and stand up for girls’ rights – The Zimbabwean A 100,000 children – a whole generation– in and around the national parks Gonarezhou in Zimbabwe and Limpopo in Mozambique are being educated through the Peace …
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Scientists question work suggesting pangolin coronavirus link Herald 11/2/2020 Pangolin LONDON/BEIJING. – Independent scientists questioned research on Friday that suggested that the outbreak of coronavirus disease spreading from China might have passed from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins. South China Agricultural University, which said it had led the research, said on …
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Over-fishing depletes Tugwi-Mukosi Dam stocks Herald 10/2/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo From George Maponga in Masvingo Fish stocks in Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, in Masvingo, have depleted severely due to over-fishing. This comes amid reports that more commercial fishing cooperatives were licensed than the dam can sustain. Poachers have also been a menace at the dam. The …