Maps point to higher elephant crop-raiding risk near protected areas in Zimbabwe
Using more than 700 mapped locations of elephant crop-raiding conflict south of Victoria Falls, researchers identified higher predicted…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Relocated Elephants Took Two Years to Find Their Feet
Twenty-five elephant herds in Zimbabwe explored their new home largely on their own. Familiar water sources became reference…
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Cattle Egrets Find New Feeding Opportunities Around Farms and Towns
Cattle egrets exploit insects flushed by livestock and machinery. A review of 173 studies links this flexibility with…
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Aerial surveys point to a long decline in common duikers in Gonarezhou
Long-term aerial surveys in Zimbabwe suggest that common duiker estimates in Gonarezhou fell by about 10.7 percent per…
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Detailed Satellite Mapping Improved Models of Possible Elephant Corridors in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe’s Binga District, a detailed satellite map of dry-forest type and structure made models of possible elephant…
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Zimbabwe Cheetah Population Added to CMS Appendices I and II
From 27 June 2026, Zimbabwe's cheetah population is listed on both CMS Appendix I and Appendix II, bringing…
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White-faced Whistling-Duck Counts Through 2018 Never Regained Lake Manyame’s 1980s Peaks
Counts from Lake Manyame show thousands of white-faced whistling-ducks in 1987–1988, while no later count through 2018 came…
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17 black rhinos return to Matusadona after a decade-long absence
Seventeen black rhinoceroses have been reintroduced to Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park, restoring a species lost from the landscape…
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Urban Wetland Damage Threatens White-Faced Whistling-Duck Habitat in Harare
A June 2026 short communication revisited a 2007 nesting record in Vainona, Harare, and described pollution, rubbish and…
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Twenty African Wild Dogs Return to Matusadona After Decades of Local Extinction
Two established packs comprising 20 African wild dogs have been returned to Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe after…
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African Review Found Different Impact Emphases in House Crow and Red-billed Quelea Studies
A 2026 review of 59 African studies found that red-billed quelea research focused mainly on crop and economic…
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Targeted Poaching for Lion Body Parts Appears to Be Expanding Across Africa
A 2026 review finds that targeted poaching of African lions for body parts appears to be increasing in…
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