Tag: Hwange National Park

Kavango Zambezi launches Africa’s first cross-border birding route with 650 species
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Kavango Zambezi launches Africa’s first cross-border birdwatching route

A vast conservation landscape spanning five southern African countries is being promoted as a single birdwatching destination, opening new opportunities for wildlife tourism across the region. Tourism officials say the initiative reflects growing interest in nature travel and birdwatching across Africa.  The new route forms part of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), one of the world’s largest…

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A giraffe and zebras graze on dry plains beneath acacia trees in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.
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Hwange road project raises alarms over wildlife, tourism impact

At a Glance A proposed road detour cutting through a protected buffer zone near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park has ignited deep concern among conservationists and tourism operators. They warn the project could devastate one of southern Africa’s most critical wildlife corridors, endanger rural communities, and weaken Zimbabwe’s high-end safari industry — a key source of jobs and foreign currency.  The…

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