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FY 2013 Elephant Projects
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service African and Asian Elephant Conservation Funds FY2013 Elephant conservation in the Lac Tele Projects: Community Reserve. In partnership with the Wildlife Awarded 58 Chad Conservation Society. The grantee supports anti-poaching patrols and Zakouma National Park anti-poaching is establishing three basic camps to grants totaling and rapid intervention. improve security for elephants and other In partnership with the African Parks endangered species (including gorillas $3,570,140 with Network. Funding will support essential and chimpanzees) in and around the Lac anti-poaching activities including ranger Tele Community Reserve. $7,189,206 in training and installing a radio network FWS: $108,597 in Zakouma, Chad. Savannah elephants Leveraged funds: $53,451 on the northern extent of Central Africa non-Federal were decimated in the years preceding Democratic Republic of Congo 2008, but through recruiting able-bodied matching funds. rangers, professional training, regular Deployment of a bloodhound unit for provision of supplies and improved elephant protection in Virunga National effectiveness poaching has decreased Park. drastically and elephant numbers have In partnership with the African stabilized. Conservation Fund. Funds will be used FWS: $115,350 to support the final phase in training and African Elephant Leveraged funds: $300,028 deployment of a team of five bloodhounds and handlers from the national park staff Conservation Fund Republic of Congo in Virunga National Park. These teams are specifically trained to track poachers Securing a refuge for elephants in and have already been successful in Summary: Conkouati-ouli National Park through locating poachers, weapons and ivory. ecotourism development and informed FWS: $75,177 • Awarded 29 grants totaling anti-poaching efforts. -
Luangwa Valley 2009
Aerial Survey Report: Luangwa Valley 2009 WCS Flight Programme Aerial Survey Report Aerial Survey Report: Luangwa Valley 2009 WCS Flight Programme Aerial Survey Report This report should be referenced as: WCS Flight Programme (2009) “Aerial Survey Report: Luangwa Valley 2009”. WilDlife Conservation Society, New York. © 2010 Wildlife Conservation Society Report prepared by Howard Frederick Table of Contents Tables ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Figures ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Study Area ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Lab work ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Results and Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 8 Estimates & Trends ........................................................................................................................... -
A Review of the Status and Distribution of Carnivores, and Levels of Human- Carnivore Conflict, in the Protected Areas and Surrounds of the Zambezi Basin
Aardwolf Common genet Selous’ mongoose African Wild Cat Dwarf mongoose Serval Banded mongoose Honey badger Side striped jackal Bat-eared fox A review of the status and distribution of carnivores, and levels of human- carnivore conflict, in the protected areas and surrounds of the Zambezi Basin By Gianetta Purchase, Clare Mateke and Duncan Purchase Large grey mongoose Slender mongoose Black backed jackal Large spotted genet Spotted hyaena Brown hyaena Leopard Spotted necked otter Caracal Lion Striped polecat Cape clawless otter Marsh/Water mongoose Striped weasel Bushy tailed mongoose Meller’s mongoose Tree/Palm Civet Cheetah White tailed mongoose Wild dog Yellow mongoose A review of the status and distribution of carnivores, and levels of human- carnivore conflict, in the protected areas and surrounds of the Zambezi Basin By Gianetta Purchase, Clare Mateke and Duncan Purchase © The Zambezi Society 2007 Suggested citation Purchase, G.K., Mateke, C. & Purchase, D. 2007. A review of the status and distribution of carnivores, and levels of human carnivore conflict, in the protected areas and surrounds of the Zambezi Basin. Unpublished report. The Zambezi Society, Bulawayo. 79pp Mission Statement To promote the conservation and environmentally sound management of the Zambezi Basin for the benefit of its biological and human communities THE ZAMBEZI SOCIETY was established in 1982. Its goals include the conservation of biological diversity and wilderness in the Zambezi Basin through the application of sustainable, scientifically sound natural resource management strategies. Through its skills and experience in advocacy and information dissemination, it interprets biodiversity information collected by specialists, and uses it to implement technically sound conservation projects within the Zambezi Basin. -
In Co-Operation with MINISTRY of TOURISM & ARTS
2013 © A Special pamphlet for the 2013 Zambia International Investment Forum (ZIIF) and the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly In co-operation with MINISTRY OF TOURISM & ARTS (MoTA) 1 Investment opportunities in zambia’s tourism sector KPMG Zambia KPMG Zambia 1st Floor, Elunda 2, Addis Ababa Roundabout, Rhodespark, Lusaka Our Services Audit Financial statement audit | Financial statement reviews | Attestation Services Tax and Human Capital Services; Tax compliance service Provisional returns | Tax computation | Final income tax returns | Tax provisioning for audit and reports Reverse VAT agency for foreign suppliers | Timely application and obtaining of relevant tax clearance certificates Corporate Tax advisory services Transfer pricing | Withholding tax | Various Corporate tax matters 2 Introduction Zambia’s tourism sector is currently one of the country’s growth potential areas. It has been given the non- traditional export status and is receiving a lot of support from the Government by way of infrastructure development, promotion of increased private sector participation, as well as attractive tax incentives for all investments in the sector. Zambia’s tourism potential draws from its natural environment, from which abound a variety of tourism attractions. The main tourism attractions in the country include; the Victoria Falls which is one of the most renowned beautiful transcendental Seven Natural Wonders of the World), and the wealth of wildlife spread out in the country’s 19 national parks and 34 game management areas with a total area of 65,000 km2. Furthermore the country boasts of vast water falls, lakes and rivers, one of the largest concentrations of bird species in the world, a rich cultural heritage and several monuments spread across the country. -
Tlbw27dec17.Compressed
Dear All My header is a ground hornbill caught on camera by a camera trap in Lower Zambezi. This is a bit sparse in news. My computer woes continued with my laptop crashing leaving me without any computer for about a week. Then Gordon brought my ‘new’ PC which is fantastic but after one day my monitor died! Yesterday I got another monitor so I am working again … what can go wrong next? LIVINGSTONE K300 FOR OVERNIGHT PRAYERS! – L/STONE COUNCIL INTRODUCES CHARGES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING CHURCH CRUSADES Times of Zambia The Livingstone City Council has started charging churches K300 for holding overnight prayer meetings and crusades, a move which has not been received well by churches. … Livingstone City Council public relations manager Melvin Mukela said it was the responsibility of the council to charge the public for all functions that took place in the district, saying churches were not excluded in the exercise. Mr Mukela said the K300 was meant to help the council monitor the gatherings and buy stationery for the permits. “This council is not targeting any person or church but it is the policy of the council to charge any person or grouping that assembles at any particular place to promote a particular cause,” Mr Mukela said. “When there is a gathering, a lot of things happen; so our offi cers will have to monitor the place and that money is used to buy fuel for the offi cers and stationary to process the documents for them to hold such functions.” … G: We are seeing several ways for the council to collect funds from the pubic – these ‘event’ fees, parking fees, Council levy at the border … but we don’t even see the drains being cleaned … ZAMBIA New National Airline According to the news the Zambia government has approved the starting of a new national airline to be called Zambia Airways and will work in cooperation with Ethiopian Airlines with two planes to run the domestic and southern African routes. -
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Dear All My header is a lion - one of three lionesses we saw on a trip through Zambezi National Park, next to Victoria Falls Town, last week. We also saw a honey badger - a very special treat. I had decided that I hadn’t been through the park for many years and, as it was on my doorstep, it was inexcusable. We spent the morning driving along the riverside drive and then in the afternoon ‘did’ Chamabonda Vlei. Highly recommended. LIVINGSTONE Sun International Sells Shares in its company According to an article in the Daily Mail, Sun International has sold shares of its company to a hotel group from Bangkok – Minor International. The Bangkok Group will have a 50% stake in the Falls Resort in Livingstone. The management of the Royal Livingstone and the Zambezi Sun will become a joint venture between Minor and Sun. It will also be involved in Botswana: Gaborone Sun Lesotho: Lesotho Sun and Maseru Sun Swaziland: Royal Swazi, and Ezulwini Sun Namibia: Kalahari Sands This is what Minor International tells us from their website: MINT is a hotel owner, operator and investor with a portfolio of over 14,000 rooms across more than 110 hotels, resorts and serviced suites under the Anantara, AVANI, Per AQUUM, Oaks, Elewana, Four Seasons, Marriott, St. Regis and Minor International brands. Today MINT operates its hotel portfolio in 19 countries, including Thailand, the Maldives, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Tanzania, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Mozambique, Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Australia and New Zealand. In addition, its mixed-use business operates spas, shopping plazas & entertainment outlets, residential properties, and a points-based vacation club. -
4. Draft Code for Transboundary Protected Areas in Times of Peace and Armed Conflict
4. Draft Code for transboundary protected areas in times of peace and armed conflict Explanatory notes This Draft Code is offered to neighbouring States, jurisdictions and other stakeholders concerned with the establishment and management of TBPAs. It may be used in its present form or as a basis for developing a comparable code suited to the particular needs of a country or region. IUCN would welcome requests for technical assistance in interpreting the Draft Code and applying it to particular local or regional circumstances. It is recommended that the Draft Code be made widely available to protected area authorities, key sectoral agencies, the armed forces (including border and coast guards), local governments, relevant non-governmental organisations, the media and other inter- ested parties, especially in border regions. A supportive education programme will be needed for this Draft Code to reflect the aims and guide the actions of all concerned interests. Awareness-building should be carried out on a continuing basis with all sectors of society, to foster broad acceptance of the need to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services and to protect the integrity of TBPAs, even in emergency situations. Rationale for the Draft Code The Draft Code aims to contribute to the progressive development of legal and insti- tutional frameworks for the establishment and management of TBPAs in times of peace or armed conflict. Context Many States, sub-national units and autonomous areas share at least one land, freshwater or marine boundary. These boundaries were usually established for political or other social reasons, without reference to land or water systems. -
Zambia's Profile
Zambia’s Profile LOCATION The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country ENERGY NATIONAL PROFILE 2009 in southern Africa. The neighboring Total Primary Energy Supply: 328.9 PJ - Of countries are the which renewables: 303.2 PJ (92.2 %) Democratic Energy self-sufficiency: 92.2% Republic of the Fuel imports: 529 million USD (13.9 % of Congo to the total imports) north, Tanzania to Electricity generation: 10.3 TWh - Of which the north-east, Malawi to the east, renewables: 10.3 TWh (99.7 %) Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Electricity use per capita: 625 kWh Namibia to the south, and Angola to the Electrical capacity*: 1,680 MW - Of which west. renewables: 1,672 MW (99.5 %) Electricity access rate: 18.8% Share of population using solid fuels: 86% Reconnaissance Key Indicators Population: 14,222,233 (July 2013 est.) Population growth rate: 2.89% (2013 est.) TARGETS: GDP (PPP):$23.68 billion (2012 est.) GDP growth rate: 6.5% (2012 est.) No information available GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,700 (2012 est.) Unemployment: 14% (2006 est.) Inflation rate: 6.5% (2012 est.) Area total: 752,618 sq km Status of Geothermal Exploration and Development Kapisya Prospect Lake Tanganyika " L ake Mweru ! Mp ulun gu TAN ZAN IA Sumbu National Park !! ! K asama ! Isoka D. R. CONGO !MansaBangweulu Floodplains MA LAWI North Luangwa National Park ! Mp ika AN GOLA !So lwezi Luambe National Park Kitwe! Kasanka National Park ! Ndo la South Luangwa National park Chipata! ! Mkushi !Kapiri Mposhi Liuwa Plains National Park Kafue NationalZ Park A M B I A MOZA MBIQU E ! Mo ngu Lusak a ! Lower Zambezi National Park Lochinvar National Park ! Chirun du S iavonga! Lake Kariba ZIMBABWE Sioma Ngwezi National Park N AMIBIA !Livingstone Victoria Falls B OTSWA NA Figure 8. -
List of National Parks of Zambia
Sl. No Name Notes 1 Blue Lagoon National Park A small park in the north of the Kafue Flats west of Lusaka, known chiefly for bird life; one lodge 2 Isangano National Park East of the Bangweulu Swamps, no facilities, little wildlife 3 Kafue National Park World-famous for its animals, one of the world's largest national parks, several lodges 4 Kasanka National Park Privately operated, south of the Bangweulu Swamps, one lodge 5 Lavushi Manda National Park South-east of the Bangweulu Swamps, no facilities, little wildlife 6 Liuwa Plain National Park In the remote far west, no facilities but some large herds of animals 7 Lochinvar National Park A small park south of the Kafue Flats world-famous for bird life and herds of lechwe, one lodge 8 Lower Zambezi National Park East of Lusaka, offers good wildlife viewing on the Zambezi River; one lodge 9 Luambe National Park A small park, close to South Luangwa National Park, recovering after previous neglect, one new lodge 10 Lukusuzi National Park East of Luambe, undeveloped but with potential 11 Lusaka National Park Opened in 2015, a small park on the south-east side of the capital city Lusaka 12 Lusenga Plain National Park East of Lake Mweru, no facilities, no easy access, little wildlife The small park for Victoria Falls on the edge of the city of Livingstone (where accommodation is available), 13 Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls National Park) includes a small 'safari park' 14 Mweru Wantipa National Park No facilities, neglected, little wildlife but has potential for redevelopment 15 -
325 INDE XA Abseiling 21, 150 Accommodation, See
325 © Lonely Planet Index Bantu peoples 29 black rhinos 51 ABBREVIATIONS baobab trees 52, 133, 163 Blantyre (M) 270-9, 271, 273 M Malawi Barotseland 173 accommodation 274-6 Z Zambia bathrooms 190, 298 dangers 272, 274 bed bugs 312 drinking & entertainment 277-8 bee-eaters 51, 122, 143, 264 emergency services 272 A beer 48 food 276-7 abseiling 21, 150 Carlsberg Brewery tours (M) 274 history 270-1 accommodation, see also individual Bemba language 314 internet access 272 locations Bemba people 29-30, 40, 45 maps 271 Malawi 291-2 bicycle travel, see cycling, mountain medical services 272 Zambia 182-3 biking money 272 activities, see also individual activities Big Tree (Z) 163 postal services 272 Malawi 292-3 bilharzia 294, 310 shopping 278 Zambia 183-4 Billy Riordan Memorial Trust (M) sights & activities 274 aerial tours 150, 151 61, 256 telephone services 272 African skimmers 51, 264 birds & birdwatching 51, 292, see also tourist information 272 air travel individual species travel agencies 272 airlines 192-3, 196, 300, 303 Bangweulu Wetlands (Z) 103 travel to/from 278 airport services 83 books 51 travel within 278-9 INDEX airports 192, 300 Chembe Bird Sanctuary (Z) 93 Blue Lagoon National Park (Z) 134 climate change issues 193 Elephant Marsh (M) 288-9 boat travel 302, 304, see also boat departure taxes 83, 193, 196 Kafue National Park (Z) 175 trips, canoeing, ferry travel, to/from Malawi 300-2 Kasanka National Park (Z) 100 kayaking to/from Zambia 192-5 Kasungu National Park (M) 243 boat trips within Malawi 303 Liuwa Plain National Park -
REPORT on the 2015 AERIAL SURVEY in ZAMBIA Volume 1: Population Estimates of African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) in Zambia
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ARTS REPORT ON THE 2015 AERIAL SURVEY IN ZAMBIA Volume 1: Population Estimates of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Zambia. Ministry of Tourism and Arts Department of National Parks and Wildlife Research Unit P/B 1 Chilanga Email: [email protected] The 2015 aerial survey of wildlife in Zambia was commissioned by the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), now Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). Funding: Funding for the aerial survey was provided by Vulcan Incorporation as part of the Great Elephant Census, a Paul G. Allen project. Project Manager: The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Zambia Copyright: 2016 Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), Zambia Reproduction of this publication is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Citation: DNPW (2016), The 2015 Aerial Survey in Zambia. Population Estimates of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Zambia.Vol.1. Chilanga, Zambia. Cover Picture: Bull Elephant at Flat Dogs Camp, South Luangwa, September 2015 (Photo by Dr G Colin Craig). Report Compiled by Dr G Colin Craig REVIEWERS Jones K Masonde, Principal Ecologist, DNPW Rhoda Kachali, Senior Ecologist, DNPW Jassiel M’soka, Senior Ecologist, DNPW Dr Vincent Nyirenda, Lecturer, Copperbelt University Acme Mwenya, Former Director, DNPWS Dr Victor Siamudaala, Country Director, TNC Dr Chomba Chansa, Mulugunshi University Dora Kamwenshi , Project Manager, The Great Elephant Census,TNC Griffin Shanungu, Senior Ecologist, DNPW Twakundine Simpamba, Senior Ecologist, DNPW Chaka Kaumba, Senior GIS Officer, ZAWA 1 VOLUME 1 POPULATION ESTIMATES OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (Loxodonta africana) IN ZAMBIA 2 SUMMARY An aerial survey of African elephants and other wildlife took place over the core elephant range, constituting four ecosystems, in Zambia in September 2015. -
Mcbrides Boat Safari – Travel Zambia
Vakacha Nkani Vakacha Vakacha 70s, has since relocated to Zambia’s Know Your National Parks SAFARI Kafue National Park. Here, with his wife Charlotte, he runs the rustic McBrides Did you know that Zambia has 19 national parks? Most visitors head for at least one of the ‘big three’ – South Camp in the northeastern section, an NkLuangwa,ani Kafue and Lower Zambezi – while a few smaller parks, such as Kasanka, also receive a regular trickle. Caption here caption Nkani caption here isolated wilderness characterised by its But many others hardly see a visitor from one year to the next. In some cases this is because they are virtually maze of oxbow lakes and vast floodplains. inaccessible, or so badly neglected that little wildlife remains. But there are also many hidden gems awaiting the Now 65, McBride is still obsessed with discerning traveller. lions, and there is a charming – almost Victorian – character to his energetic Blue Lagoon National Park: northern Luambe National Park: small park close Sioma Ngwezi National Park: in eccentricities. Kafue Flats, west of Lusaka; flooded to South Luangwa; long neglected remote far south-west; wide variety of Puttering downstream to a remote Vaduringka thech rains;a excellent bird life; but currently under development and wildlife; no facilities but currently under fly camp close to the ‘golden’ pride’s one lodge. wildlife returning; one lodge. development. territory, we pass sluggish crocodiles Isangano National Park: east of the Lukusuzi National Park: east of Luangwa South Luangwa National Park: eastern basking benignly on the sandbanks Bangweulu Swamps; no facilities, Valley near Malawi border; no facilities Zambia; nation’s premier park, with beneath the warming sun.