Category: Wildlife & Conservancies

What COVID-19 travel bans have done to conservation tourism in Africa – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 5/11/2021 By Alexander Richard Braczkowski/Duan Biggs IT’S been over 20 months since the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global health emergency and pandemic. It’s estimated that the resulting reductions in travel in 2020 alone wiped US$4,5 trillion from …

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‘Decentralise campfire programme in Mat’land’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 30/10/2021 BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE MATABELELAND communities are pushing for further decentralisation of the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) to the community level to ensure maximum benefit is derived from their natural resources. Consultations are underway to nudge government to revamp the Campfire …

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Israeli government ‘hides’ African wildlife’s No 1 enemy? The Chronicle 1/11/2021 Emmanuel Koro, Correspondent HOW is the new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett going to react when he learns that Africa’s number one wildlife enemy is ‘‘hidden’’ inside Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority (INPA)? What’s more, that enemy holds US citizenship. He also identifies himself …

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Community wildlife conservation programs should go beyond meetings, self-help projects and poacher … The Chronicle 29/10/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu A number of approaches have been used to safeguard different natural resources. Use, and vulnerability mainly depends on its social, and economic value. Wildlife, considerably more valuable- has generated a lot of interest as concerned parties try …

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Surplus of elephants inspires anguish, debate – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 25/10/2021 By Linda Mujuru ONE late April evening, Christina Mudzongachiso and her husband were about to head home after a day in their cotton fields in Mbire, a rural community in northern Zimbabwe. That’s when a lone elephant thundered towards them. With her 18-month-old …

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Govt wildlife policy change to benefit communities  0  October 23, 2021 8:55 AM Source: Govt wildlife policy change to benefit communities – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY PATRICIA SIBANDA THE Environment ministry, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority on Wednesday conducted a consultative meeting on how the wildlife policy can be reviewed to benefit both local …

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Conservation and sustenance balance key solving human-wildlife conflict: Mutsvangwa  0  October 21, 2021 4:44 PM Source: Conservation and sustenance balance key solving human-wildlife conflict: Mutsvangwa | The Herald Minister Mutsvangwa Elliot Ziwira Senior Reporter The realities that human-wildlife conflict brings can only be addressed through striking a balance between wildlife conservation and sustenance of livelihoods for communities in …

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Poaching a threat to Africa’s wildlife – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 19/10/2021 BY OBERT SIAMILANDU Poaching has been the greatest threat to wildlife and might cause its extinction in different African countries including Zimbabwe, a wildlife expert has said. Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe president Emmanuel Fundira yesterday said, while game meat production can contribute …

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Namibian professional hunters also conserve wildlife eDuzeNet 12/10/2021 They bring international hunters and income to Africa. Additionally, they contribute to wildlife management and conservation through acceptable hunting ethics.  They also use hunting income to pay for wildlife and habitat conservation. Therefore, if professional hunters didn’t exist, it would have been a missed opportunity for both …

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Tugwi-Mukosi and tourism: what’s the deal?   The Herald 8/10/2021 Lovemore Chikova-Development Dialogue Combine three issues — a gigantic Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, beautiful mountain ranges and a majestic upgraded Harare-Beitbridge Road, and you have the right concoction for the development of tourism in Chivi district. Add this to a potentially all-year round green belt aided by irrigation water …

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