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Conservation Lower Zambezi Newsletter January 2014
CLZ Village Scouts Graduate from Advanced Tactical Training Thanks to funding by USFWS, our 15 village scouts graduated from their Advanced Tactical Training this month.The scouts undertook a gruelling 14 day programme of firearms training, survival skills, tactics, first aid and ZAWA legislation with Senior ZAWA Instructor Ryson Lungu, and [...]
Wildlife police officer arrested
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has arrested seven suspects, among them a Wildlife Police Officer for being in illegal possession of four live Pangolins, elephant tails, raw ivory and ivory products. The seven suspects were apprehended in three separate incidents in Livingstone yesterday. In the first incident, MannexMalambo, 40, a [...]
Top Class at Simonga School get Solar Study Lamps
Recent guests staying at The River Club, Livingstone, Zambia have made a very kind donation of solar study lamps to each child in the top class at Simonga School. Geoff and Bonnie Morgan from Australia with the support of Sandy Houston from USA made it possible that each student in [...]
Elephant Orphanage Project
Elephant Orphanage Project featured on major UK TV Channel ITV’s Paul O’Grady Animal Orphans: Tuesday 14 Jan, 9-10pm EOP rescued elephant orphans, 6 month old Nkala and 2 year old Suni, star in this exciting ITV program about animal rescue and rehabilitation in Africa. Paul visits the Lilayi Elephant Nursery [...]
Conservation Lower Zambezi Newsletter November 2013
Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) Annual Operations Meeting at Conservation Lower Zambezi In the Lower Zambezi National Park (LZNP) and surrounding areas, three ZAWA offices work hard to protect the precious wildlife of the area from poaching and other illegal activities. Based in Chirundu, Chinyunyu and Luangwa, respectively on the west, [...]
Zambia Tourism Boards position on leopards killed in parks
The Zambia Tourism Board wishes to respond to the picture that has been circulating on social Media of three leopards that have been purported to have been killed in Zambia as trophies. Specifically, the picture was first posted as ‘Trophy Picture’ on the Game Trails website showing off Cliff Walker, [...]
Project Luangwa Newsletter November 2013
Sweaty was never a word my mother encouraged, “Horses sweat, dear”, she would say, “and men perspire, but ladies only glow”. I think of this as I drive back to my home in the community and cannot believe that whoever thought up that one had been to Zambia in November. [...]
Children in the Wilderness Launches Soccer Programme
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) has partnered with professional soccer player, Gordon Gilbert to launch Soccer in the Wilderness – an inspirational programme combining the fun of sport with education to raise environmental awareness in local communities in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Gordon has played professionally for Kaizer Chiefs, Mpumalanga Black [...]
Conservation Lower Zambezi Newsletter October 2013
Lower Zambezi Aerial Survey Eyes in the skies as CLZ works with ZAWA to conduct an aerial survey of the Lower Zambezi elephant and large mammal population Funded by USFWS, in October CLZ completed a 12 day aerial game count in the Lower Zambezi National Park and surrounding areas in [...]
Strange Hippo behaviour in Kafue
We were on a safari in Zambia, Kafue National Park, the sunset was beautiful when we stopped near a dam to look around if animals would appear. Everything was quiet; there was nothing special until one hippo strolling around decided to go into the water. Its bath was then quite [...]
Grassroots Trust Presents: Mama Africa Video
Grassroots Trust In pursuance of our goal to help shape a viable future for Zambia, Grassroots has developed relationships with social commentators in various fields. We realised that music could play a key role in creating awareness about the environmental malfunction undermining development and help change the conservation conversation. Our [...]
Anti-Poaching Initiative in Kafue
Wilderness Safaris Joins Forces with PUMA and Panthera to Bolster Anti-Poaching Initiative in Kafue, Zambia October 2013 – Wilderness Safaris and the Wilderness Wildlife Trust have facilitated the generous funding of USD360 000 from global sports lifestyle brand PUMA to the world’s leading wild cat conservation organisation, Panthera. A small portion [...]