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Three nabbed for wildlife-related crimes Herald 29/7/2019 Crime Reporter Police have arrested three people found in possession of a pangolin, python skin, zebra meat and two hides from a serval and civet cat in separate incidents countrywide. This comes after the ZRP has launched a crackdown on all suspects involved in wildlife crimes countrywide. …
Tugwi-Mukosi recreational park demarcation complete Cde Zivhu Herald 26/7/2019 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Government is forging ahead with plans to create a recreational park at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo, with plans at an advanced stage to gazette its boundaries, paving the way for development work to start. The planned recreational park will comprise …
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EU supports anti-poaching activities Herald 23/7/2019 Talent Chimutambgi and Tanyaradzwa Mutizwa THE European Union (EU) has sponsored projects in Zimbabwe which are aimed at promoting biodiversity management through community participation to reduce illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching. The projects, which are part of the Cross-Regional Wildlife Conservation (CRWC) programme, would be spearheaded by three …
Govt seeks to privatise parks Herald 22/7/2019 Prof Ncube Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare GOVERNMENT is planning to privatise the commercial side of the national parks and is currently seeking investors as it aims to make maximum profit of the entity. The move comes at a time ZimParks is reportedly saddled with a debt …
Hyenas wreak havoc 19/7/2019 Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent A group of marauding hyenas is wreaking havoc in Silobela, amid indications that villagers have lost livestock in the past month. The most affected farmers are in Sindingulwazi and Vungu areas, according to Zibagwe Rural District Council chief executive Mr Farayi Machaya. Addressing a full council …
Decisions on jumbos must factor in communities The expansion of human settlements, and associated agricultural activities in the semi-arid areas where most elephants currently survive, has also created a big problem – human-wildlife conflict 15/7/2019 Tinashe Farawo, Correspondent THERE is no doubt that Zimbabwe has a proud history of successful elephant conservation, and is one …