Source: The Herald – Breaking news.
VP Chiwenga said the event came at an opportune time, considering the centrality of the environment, climate, and wildlife sector to attaining the national vision of becoming an upper-middle-income society by 2030.
He said the country has not been spared from the scourge of human-wildlife conflict, particularly in areas adjacent to wildlife habitats.
“This challenge is increasingly threatening human life and people’s livelihoods. The consequences of human-wildlife conflict are more prevalent in areas where livestock and crop production are an integral part of people’s livelihoods and income,” he explained.
Human, crops and livestock destruction does not only reduce incomes, but also affects the people’s abilities to feed their families, thereby impacting on nutrition, health and education capacities of households.”
According to a survey that the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority conducted recently, the population of elephants has surged from 84 000 in 2014 to over 100 000.
“If the wildlife population growth among animal species such as elephants, is left uncontrolled, it will lead to overgrazing, soil erosion and habitat degradation,” VP Chiwenga said.
“It is disheartening to note, those who are opposing our conservation philosophy, have themselves failed to manage their wildlife populations, some to the point of extinction. Zimbabwe, with this concept that they oppose, has managed to grow its wildlife populations substantially,” he said. – New Ziana.
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