A (Temporary) Win for Wildlife Temporary victory for Kasanka National Park as the Zambian High Court issues injunction stopping Lake Agro Industries and Gulf Adventures activities in the area. Lusaka, January 27, 2022: The Mapepala and Nabowa Community Forest Management Groups (CFMG) together with Kasanka Trust Limited, which co-manages the operations of Kasanka National Park […]
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The fact that we need a healthy planet has never before been so clear. The role that nature plays in climate regulation but also in human health and well-being, has never before been so obvious.
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Lake Agro Industries ignores yet another government Stop Order!! Satellite imagery clearly shows that Lake Agro Industries illegally cleared more than 80 hectares of additional protectedforest within the Kafinda Game Management Area (GMA) last month, despite the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) under the Ministry of Tourism and Arts ordering them to stop
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Save Kasanka National Park! Kasanka Trust has submitted a statement to the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) urging them to refuse permission for a commercial agriculture development that would severely impact on the integrity of the Park’s ecosystems. The fate of the Park hangs in the balance, as we await ZEMA’s decision. Meanwhile, the Zambian
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Proposed World Heritage Site under threat The Kasanka National Park in Zambia – home to the world’s largest mammal migration is under threat from development.Up to ten million fruit bats migrate to the wetlands in Kasanka for a few months every year. It’s a globally significant biological spectacle that draws in tourists and helps to
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#stayaheadoftheflames: A picture tour of fire prevention in Zambia Zambia is one of many countries around the world approaching a challenging fire season this year. The World Land Trust’s Wildfire Appeal launches to support rangers worldwide, taking you today behind the scenes to discover how rangers at Kasanka National Park are gearing up for a
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Securing the Kasanka landscape in partnership with the World Land Trust The Kasanka Trust Ltd. (KTL) is in a race against time to secure the ecosystem integrity of the Kasanka landscape for wildlife and local communities. Faced with the threat of rapidly expanding and unregulated commercial agriculture in the Kafinda Game Management Area (GMA) that
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Resource Protection – The challenge continues to save protected Areas Protected areas are precisely mapped and often well demarcated for the benefit of people. The animals that depend on these ecosystems, however, know no boundaries. Take the straw-coloured fruit bat for example. During their residence in Kasanka from October to December, the bats roost in
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Bushmeat poaching at its peak! Poaching for bushmeat is at its peak during the rainy season in Kasanka. The main target species are puku, sitatunga and other small antelopes. Between January and March 3 suspects were apprehended, 224 wire snares were recovered and 10 fishing nets were removed. The Trusts anti-poaching operations have improved steadily
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Resource Protection In 2018 Kasanka Trust began restructuring law enforcement operations in response to 4 years of intense poaching that had significantly reduced wildlife populations. With just 60% of the manpower and resources available in previous years, the law enforcement team were able to turn the tide on poaching. Wildlife populations responded immediately, with Puku
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