Tag: POACHING

Conservation Is The Firewall To Future Public Health Threats Says AWF Boss

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa In 2020, the world went into a total lockdown following the declaration of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a global health pandemic. The coronavirus is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cases of novel coronavirus were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries worldwide. This led WHO to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and to characterise the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March…

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Major Boost For ZIMPARKS Conservation Work

Michael Gwarisa

IN a bid to enhance antipoaching work in the Zambezi Valley, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), has handed over a fully refurbished vehicle workshop, a brand-new Toyota Hilux Twin Cab GD6, one Sport Fisher, one Pelican boat and newly established infrastructure at the Zambezi River Specialized Anti-Poaching Unit (ZARSAU) D Camp, to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks). By Michael Gwarisa in Chirundu The donated vehicle will be used by the Zimparks Investigations Unit for activities within the Zambezi Valley landscape while the refurbished Marongora Vehicle workshop will…

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