Tag: CONSERVATION

Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run Champions Wellness, Unity and Environmental Sustainability.

Kuda Pembere

By Staff Reporter More than a thousand athletes took part in this year’s Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run held over the weekend, with Isaac Langaat and Fortunate Chidzivo winning the 21-kilometre men’s and women’s races respectively. Langaat completed the race in 1 hour 10 minutes and 7 seconds, while Chidzivo crossed the line in 1 hour 24 minutes and 24 seconds. The event drew runners from across the country and beyond, turning the usually quiet Vumba Mountains into a hive of sporting activity. Participants described the route as both scenic…

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Zimparks, AWF Partnership Boosts Morale In the Conservation camp

Michael Gwarisa

SUPPORT from the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) towards the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), has already improved operational outcomes as evidenced by the reduction in poaching activities in the Mid Zambezi valley. By Michael Gwarisa recently in Mid Zambezi Valley Since 2018, AWF invested over USD10 million in the Mid Zambezi Valley through infrastructural developments, provision, and digitalization of radio communication equipment, providing fuel, field and camping equipment, patrol rations, vehicles and boats for anti–poaching patrols and facilitating specialized training and capacity building programs for rangers as part…

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