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Zim removed from United Kingdom travel ‘red list’ The Chronicle 8/10/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Zimbabwe has been removed from the “red list” by the United Kingdom in a positive development that is expected to see a surge in tourists from that country, a major boost for the local tourism industry. When Covid-19 pandemic …
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Government working on Parks and Wildlife Management Bill The Chronicle 6/10/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube, Online Reporter GOVERNMENT is working on a Parks and Wildlife Management Bill which seeks to broaden the scope of the Parks and Wildlife Act, which was last amended two decades ago. In her post Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting …
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Veld fires: Number one enemy of wildlife The Chronicle 7/10/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu Nature loving people always sympathise with wildlife, especially wild animals when the season changes from the more nature-supportive rain season to the dry one. From an ecological point of view, the rain season is supportive to biodiversity. For nature lovers, it is when …
Elephant surplus inspires anguish, debate ByThe Zimbabwe Independent 1/10/2021 By Linda Majuru 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 is when a lone elephant thundered toward them. With her 18-month-old lashed to …
Kariba tiger tournament gets greenlight The Herald 23/9/2021 Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau The Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) has granted permission for the 60th Edition of the Kariba Invitational Tiger Fishing Tournament (KITFT) to go ahead this year under strict Covid-19 regulations. Slated for October 6 to 8, the premier fishing tournament draws anglers …
Understanding animals is of paramount importance The Chronicle 23/9/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu Understanding the behaviour of wild animals which are said to be problematic in communities is important as this helps in finding solutions to the challenges they pose. Some of these animals are hard to control as they are nocturnal, for example, hyenas which are …
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Consumption of wild animal meat increases risk of zoonotic diseases – UN report The Herald 17/9/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The taking of animals for wild meat consumption poses significant threats of spreading diseases from animals to humans such as coronavirus into the human population, according to a United Nations report …
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International hunting makes Botswana communities improve wildlife conservation The Chronicle 17/9/2021 Emmanuel Koro Botswana hunting communities in the wildlife-rich Chobe District have decided to further improve wildlife and habitat conservation as well as community development, using the millions that they earned from international hunting this season. Interviews with representatives of two hunting communities in Chobe …
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ZimParks remodels strategic business plan 0 September 16, 2021 1:45 PM Source: ZimParks remodels strategic business plan | Herald (Business) ZimParks director-general Dr Fulton Upenyu Mangwanya addresses delegates while board chairman Dr Agrippa Sora looks-on at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in Harare yesterday – Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda. Michael Tome–Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management …
Africa steps up efforts to save vultures from extinction The Herald 13/9/2021 Sifelani Tsiko-Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The recent launch of the Vulture Conservation Forum by BirdLife Africa – a platform of its network of partners and collaborators from more than 28 countries across the continent – is a great step that will …
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