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Bush meat poachers target Vic Falls wildlife
“Due to Covid-19 mainly, many of the resident warthogs within the town of Victoria Falls have been poached,” VFAPU said.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Sep. 11, 2022
Conservationists help tackle poaching in Hwange
Poachers, who included villagers from rural outposts such as Tsholotsho and Hwange used cyanide to kill the elephants for their ivory.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Sep. 11, 2022
Rising charcoal demand threatens Mat North forests
More than $1 billion of this amount was made up by charcoal.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Sep. 18, 2022
NGO seeks to curb mass poisoning of vultures
The two game reserves are said to be the most affected by the poisoning of vultures.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Sep. 18, 2022
Risking life and limb to save Zimbabwe’s rhinos
“So it passed through and that’s how I was lucky to make it to the next minute.”
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Sep. 25, 2022
Baboons wreak havoc in drought prone districts
The baboons also attack women and children.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Oct. 2, 2022
Top ranger’s crusade to curb wildlife crimes
Gwema said he decided to carry out the awareness activities two years ago after winning a major award.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Oct. 2, 2022
Communities battle upsurge in wildlife-livestock diseases
Chaitezvi said these diseases included TB, rabies, tsetse and FMD, which were impacting negatively on both the livestock sector and wildlife.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Oct. 9, 2022
Hwange villagers lose livestock to marauding lions
A local wildlife conservation organisation bought the cattle carcasses for less than US$150.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Oct. 16, 2022
Top Victoria Falls City Council official suspended
Ronnie Dube, the town clerk, confirmed Ndlovu’s suspension to VicFallsLive on Friday, but refused to give reasons for the move.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Nov. 6, 2022
Matobo records upsurge in rhino poaching cases
Matobo National Park in Matabeleland South has one of the highest rhino populations in the country.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Nov. 27, 2022
Chiredzi farmers reeling from elephant raids
Murandu said villagers are forced to invest most of their time and resources in protecting their crops from the marauding elephants with little success.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Nov. 27, 2022
Zimbabwe’s human wildlife conflict compensation scheme met with scepticism
Windas Sianene is grateful that he miraculously survived a crocodile attack soon after escaping from being trampled by elephants
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Dec. 7, 2022
Crocodile attack victim recounts horror encounter
Sianene, a father of three from Chief Saba area, survived the attack by jumping onto the back of the crocodile and shoving his arm down its throat to make it gag until rescue arrived.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Dec. 11, 2022
Chiredzi farmers resort to fortified kraals to keep lions, hyenas away
Conservationists are promoting the use of the fortified kraals to encourage the coexistence of livestock belonging to communal farmers in wildlife corridors and predator animals.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Jan. 8, 2023
36 armed poachers caught in Zimbabwe’s parks in 2022
Zimbabwe records a high number of poaching cases every year with animals such as elephants and rhinos targeted for their horns, which are in demand in Asian countries.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Jan. 29, 2023
Hwange villagers get human-wildlife conflict training
According to VFWT, the workshop targeted farmers that included women as cases of human-wildlife conflict keep escalating.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Jan. 29, 2023
Matobo villagers restore wetlands to counter climate change induced water shortages
To counter the challenge, communities organised themselves to come up with strict regulations and formed committees at ward level to enforce them.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Mar. 26, 2023
Foreigners fuel Zimbabwe’s wildlife illicit financial flows
Tinashe Farawo, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) spokesperson, said foreigners mostly provided financial incentives to local poachers.
By Nokuthaba Dlamini
Jul. 29, 2023
Corrupt Harare chefs behind shocking ecological disaster
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By Tinashe Kairiza and Julia Ndlela
Dec. 20, 2024
Zanu PF battles for influence amid Sadc-wide poll crises
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By Tinashe Kairiza and Tinofara Chiwanza
Dec. 20, 2024
