Reformed poacher offers hope for Zimbabwe’s tourism industry and endangered wildlife species
Tembanechako Mastick and a group of men scanned bushes near their village in southeast Zimbabwe, on the hunt for the den of hyenas that had recently attacked livestock. Scattered fragments of goat bones showed the way, and Mastick peeped cautiously into a deep hole in the earth. “They are probably...
Tough choices Zimbabwean children make daily: Giving up school or risk being mauled by wild animals
In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers On the impoverished edges of a conservancy that protects wildlife in southeastern Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Esther Bote wakes up at dawn to a practiced daily routine. She cleans the house, lights the fire, cooks, bathes...
Skills training: IFAW targets Ugandan law enforcers in war against rising cross-border wildlife crimes
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
