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Buffalo, Eland and Sable Return to Matusadona National Park
From African Parks
In July 2025, Matusadona National Park, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), completed a series of wildlife translocations that introduced 74 animals – African buffalo, common eland and sable antelope – to the park. The operation forms part of a broader strategy to restore biodiversity and ecological function across the Sebungwe region.
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024
From the TFC Network
The Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act, 2024 introduces significant changes to the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] in Zimbabwe. Below is a summary of the key amendments: Definitions and Interpretations: New terms such as "captive wild animal," "consumptive tourism," "non-consumptive tourism," "wildlife professional," and "precautionary principle" are introduced.
Corridors, not culls, offer solution to Southern Africa’s growing elephant population
From Mongabay
Since being collared in Zambia two years ago, a young bull elephant known to researchers as Z16 has walked nearly 12,000 kilometers, or 7,500 miles — three times the distance between New York and Los Angeles. In that time, Z16 has traversed four countries and visited six national parks.
ZIMBABWE ELEPHANT (Loxodonta Africana) MANAGEMENT PLAN (2026 – 2036)
From Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
The Elephant Management Plan for Zimbabwe (2026–2035) is a strategic instrument developed to guide the sustainable management of the country’s elephant population over the next decade. Zimbabwe hosts one of the largest remaining elephant populations in Africa, primarily concentrated in the north-western and south-eastern regions.
SADC pushes for lifting of ivory trade ban
From The Journal of African Elephants (via Newsday)
SOUTHERN Africa countries have been urged to present a united front towards the lifting of the ivory trade ban at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The appeal was made at the ongoing Sadc-TFCA conference in Harare, where officials emphasised the need for a collective voice on the matter.
KAZA Elephant Survey Volume I: Results and Technical Report
From WWF
The KAZA Elephant Survey was conducted from August to October 2022 to estimate the number and distribution of Africa‚'s largest savanna elephant population. It was the first time that all five KAZA partner states‚ – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe‚ – collaboratively undertook a standardized survey of the region's entire elephant population in a single coordinated exercise.
