US EditionZimbabwe is full of elephants and conflict with villagers is growing. A new approach hopes to help
- Zimbabwe launched a GPS collar system last year to track elephants near Hwange National Park and alert villagers of herd movements.
- This system responds to increasing dangerous encounters caused by climate change, worsening droughts, and shrinking food and water resources.
- The country’s elephant numbers, estimated at about 100,000—almost twice Hwange’s carrying capacity of 15,000—have led to frequent incursions into villages, where they often damage farmland and property, occasionally causing injuries or fatalities among residents.
- Local volunteer Capon Sibanda, 29, uses GPS alerts to warn villagers via WhatsApp and bicycle, saying, “When we started it was more of a challenge, but it’s becoming phenomenal.”
- The system helps reduce conflicts and supports conservation with scientific data, though communities receive small hunting revenue shares and call for stronger actions like controlled culling.
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Zimbabwe full of elephants, and conflict with villagers is growing; new approach may help
A new system of tracking elephants wearing GPS collars was launched last year by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and the International Fund for Animal Welfare to prevent dangerous encounters with people.
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Zimbabwe is full of elephants and conflict with villagers is growing. A new approach hopes to help
Zimbabwe has about 100,000 elephants, about double the land's capacity. Conflict with villagers has been growing and can be deadly.
Zimbabwe is full of elephants and conflict with villagers is growing. A new approach hopes to help - Zimbabwe Situation
Zimbabwe has about 100,000 elephants, about double the land’s capacity Source: Zimbabwe is full of elephants and conflict with villagers is growing. A new approach hopes to help – ABC News International headlines from ABC News International headlines from ABC NewsCatch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines. HWANGE, Zimbabwe — When GPS-triggered alerts show an elephant herd heading toward villages near Zimbabwe’s …
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