Project
Supporting Park Rangers in Zimbabwe
Initiative
Duration
2020 - 2021
Location
Zimbabwe
Species protected
African Savana Elephant
Loxodonta africana
African Wild Dog
Lycaon pictus
Temminck’s Pangolin
Smutsia temminckii
Project objectives
- Support the Forest Reserve’s unit;
- Train rangers on camera trap technology;
- Ensure the engagement of the local community in livestock health and fence monitoring programmes, with the hopes that it will deter the local community from using the forest’s resources unsustainably.
This project is implemented by International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc.
Threats
Human-wildlife conflict
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
