Tap to pause and read! Hello to all new followers, and Happy New Year to old friends! I thought I’d take the opportunity to (re-)introduce myself. I’m Beth, and apart from having a weird walking style 🤪, I’m the editor here at @greatzimguide. I was brought up in Zimbabwe and now live in Oxfordshire, UK, with my husband and kids. Although I no longer live in Zimbabwe, I still consider it my heart’s home in many ways. I try to visit as often as I can, and I like to stay connected with what’s happ

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Zimbabwe takes steps to address human-wildlife conflict 🗞️🇿🇼 📈 Over the last decade human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe has been on the rise, with dozens of farmers losing livestock and crops. 💔 Loss of life occurs on both sides, with one in four elephant deaths attributed to human-wildlife conflict in Africa, and Zimbabwe experiencing the highest human-wildlife conflict death rate in Southern Africa. 🌀 These conflicts are driven by habitat loss due to expanding agriculture and human settl

The killing of Cecil the lion and the more recent death of a giant African elephant have put trophy hunting in Zimbabwe in the spotlight