Good News & Success Stories

[Matias]

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This video tells the story of Bubye Valley Conservancy,a private development that was able to revert an entire environmental degradation caused by livestock, where wildlife was exhausted, without major predators and very few herbivores, a fantastic recovery. They are 374,000 hectares, fenced, where animal life presents its splendor. They have close to 500 lions (the largest wild population in Zimbabwe). The largest rhinoceros population in this country - the fourth largest in the world. For the government Bubye works as a faithful trustee of the rhinos, due to the effectiveness of their protection. When Cecil was shot in 2015, this venture was relatively threatened, the tourist flow receded and maintaining a structure of this size required permanent funding. The shock wave was not welcome. As much as the vast majority desire the end of the trophy hunting, it is desirable to know some aspects where legitimate implements are found and their importance in the pluralized aspect of existence, recovery and sustainable use of natural resources. The University of Oxford (WildCRU) has had and has ongoing academic projects - researchers are pursuing master's and doctoral theses here.

A history of resilience and recovery, at that time, unprecedented. As the future unfolds, such ventures will be essential for ecosystem recovery. As a private enterprise aimed at profit trophy hunting and the sale of game meat was its financial booster. Today, there are some areas for non-consumptive tourism, and the more visitors come, the more possibilities open up for hunting blocks to be converted into photographic spaces. Many think not to visit hunting grounds ... yet the reasoning is the opposite. The need to implement a model that works and promotes wildlife and the recovery of its habitat is increasingly essential - the holistic view. Know the problem and develop strategies capable of developing, promoting and competently managing conservation, without dogmas and other inhibiting aspects.

Page Link: https://www.bubyevalleyconservation.com/ Reply