Akashinga, the exclusive female anti-poaching unit operating in the Zambezi Valley continues to excel in its wildlife preservation operations and extending its influence on community development projects which have been successful through its synergies with local communities, authorities and agencies.
A Harare woman who together with a white Masvingo businessman were accused of illegally possessing 52 crocodile skins before the State withdrew charges against them has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court to repossess the skins.
Two suspected poachers were shot dead in Chirundu by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers before a rifle and freshly poached ivory was recovered.
Zimbabwe last week said if it is not permitted to sell off its 130 tons of ivory, estimated to be worth US$600 million, it may quit the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES.
In 1997 the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) mandated TRAFFIC to establish and maintain a robust system to monitor ivory trade, now known as the Elephant Trade and Information System (ETIS).
