Tourism News from #Zambia and beyond

COURTESY OF GILL STADEN COMES ANOTHER EDITION OF HER ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ DISPATCHED THIS WEEK FROM THE ZAMBIAN CAPITAL OF #LUSAKA
(Posted 17th November 2017)

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https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/tlbw15nov17-compressed.pdf

Inside:

Ferris Wheel for Livingstone

Tourism Taxes too High

Plastic bags in Ele Poo

Deaths by Elephant in Livingstone

Kazungula Ferry Sinks

Gold Exploration near Rufunsa

Potholes in Mazabuka – Livingstone Road

ZCP – Lion snared in Kafue

GRI – Mulisani Recovering

CLZ – SMART Training for Rangers

Kafue Flats threatened by exotic Mimosa pigra

ZCP – Mercy Njobvu goes on to Vet School

Kasanka – the bats have arrived

Liuwa Plain – the wildebeest have arrived

School Club – Open Day

ZCP – Buffalo de-snared in South Luangwa and a new wild dog pack

Albino Civet photographed by Shenton Safaris

Sport Beattie wins Award for his work with GRI

Bhejane Trust starts work in Chizarira

Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust de-snares elephant

Harare City Council considers pipeline from Zambezi for water

The African Dream boat destined for Botswana returns to Zim

Land Cover research in Bots

New collars for wildlife in Bots

Road development for Chobe Floodplain

Rivers flowing in Namibia

People killed on Mudumu Road after crashing into an elephant

Suspected poacher dies from rhino attack in Etosha

Elephants will stay in Erongo Region

Development for Khaudum National Park

Hippo carcasses destroyed after anthrax outbreak

Namibia fish guards destroy Zambian fishing nets on the Zambezi

Some Videos:

Claire Powell from Thorn Tree, Livingstone, – Livingstone Elephants

https://web.facebook.com/claire.powell.520/videos/10157022633282575/

Rolf Shenton

Livingstone elephants

https://web.facebook.com/rolf.shenton/videos/10214832290987586/

Marula Lodge Zambia (South Luangwa)

This is why we love ele visits, never a dull moment!

https://web.facebook.com/marula.safari/videos/1874223499274023/

Flatdogs Camp, South Luangwa

Thanks to Brad and Carmen for this great little video. They were lucky enough to see this on one of our evening safaris on top of the lions, wild dogs, elephant, giraffe, hippo and leopard. What a great way to spend your honeymoon! Congratulations to you both and thanks for coming and sharing the footage

https://web.facebook.com/107007455998709/videos/1750943181605120/

Let me add my own thanks to the Flatdogs team for their wonderful hospitality during my recent stay in South Luangwa National Park

Sango Wildlife-Lodge, Save, Zimbabwe

Have you ever seen a baby white rhino playing and skipping around like a puppy? Here you go

https://web.facebook.com/Sango.Wildlife/videos/1694575593889051/

BBC on drones used in wildlife protection

https://web.facebook.com/bbcnews/videos/10155247226762217/

Namibian News

The Linyanti River in the Zambezi Region is rapidly drying up, leaving the abundance of wildlife in the area vulnerable.

https://youtu.be/0mTxhSrAtuY

Vulture Release, Namibia

https://web.facebook.com/VulProAfrica/videos/1495044370573577/

And, lastly some photos:

Stephen Robinson’s Photomail on the Kafue River, Part 3

http://www.wildfotoafrica.com/images/photomail_pdfs/2017/photomail_3_2017.pdf

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