Giselbert schrieb:
Genau! Natürlich darum traurig, weil diese Reise nie stattfand...

Kohleabbau im Hwange NP

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Gruß Gina

immer Chinesen... tja, wer von China mitfinanziert wird, hat auch dafür zu zahlen. Die ganze Welt kann das bestätigen und insbesondere Afrika. Das ist wirklich traurig, dass wieder ein Stück Wildnis verschwinden wird.

"Court battle looms over coal mining at Hwange National Park"
www.dispatchlive.co....wange-national-park/

Zimbabwe says it won’t allow mining in national parks. Conservationists want it in writing

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Neues update von Godfrey:

The dam is almost empty and is pumped by solar during the day and diesel at night ,and most of the time the water does not even flow as elephants will be drinking it all as there are now at the waterhole day and night but coming more from midday to mornings.
Game activity is very good with lots of animals coming to drink in the mornings before too many elephants
come.The big herd of buffalo still comes bt is nolonger coming frequent and this other day there were about 1000 and they took the whole water hole and elephants had to also stand aside whilst they drank.
Lions are still around and come nearly everyday and have been making a lot of kills near the waterhole.Kudu,lmpala and waterbucks are also coming in bigger herds.
Wilddogs are still around bt hd been coming less this time .
There is only one Hippo left and can be easily mistaken for a big rock in the mud and crocodiles are also coming out covered in mud and look like logs on the dam edge.
Birdlife is also very good with large flocks of guinea fowls and doves in the mornings and evenings and raptors will be catching them and now there are some Jackals which will be trying to catch them as they drink ,at dusk there are lots of sand grouses.

Shumba
The dam is almost empty and still pumped by solar and diesel by night .Game activity is very good with lots of elephants coming all day.Zebra,Sable and Roan are coming in larger herds.
There is also a pride of Lions seen quite often ,there are Cheetahs which are also seen quite often near rhe waterhole.bird life is also very good .
Mandavu
The dam is 3/4 full and game activity is very good with the biggest herd of buffalo always around.Elephants are also coming in larger herds.Wild dogs have been seen quite often recently and there are even denning in the hills on the Eastern side of Mandavu.
Bird life is also very good.

Roads are still in a better and there has been tire grading going on from Masuma to Shumba.

Tourists
The park is now fully open but there are still very few people coming and mostly who come go to the private camps ,there are hardly any campers at all.

Mining

There were 2 Chinese companies who were given mining rights in the park but l heard they have also left ,as the government has now also cancelled all mining rights given to anyone in National parks after the whole world cried in one voice and saved Hwange and hopefully it will be for good.

Best Regards,
Godfrey.