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any will have seen the herd of buffalo on Antelope Island at
Kariba. Basically stranded, the herd relies on supplementary
feeding during times of high water level when foreshore
graze is short, and fjords back to the mainland cut off. KAWFT over
the last few ears have co-ordinated food collection and delivery to
the island to keep the buffalo and other animals alive through the
winter months. The Boss of the herd “Makulu” (pictured below a
few days before), due to his age sadly did not make it through to the
commencement of this years feeding and died in July.
Started in July of 2010, Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust
(KAWFT) operates under a Memorandum of Understanding between
themselves and ZPAWA, to raise funds and awareness on treating and
helping injured or distressed wildlife in the Kariba area.
At about the same time as Makulu’s passing, a Kariba resident
alerted Cavan Warran (who heads up operations) to a herd of +15
elephant that were in the Baobab Area, accompanied by a new
addition, a young calf still suckling from the mother and which only
has approximately a third of its trunk. In a report, KAWFT said “This
is not necessarily from a snare but more likely to be a carnivore or
possibly the little one was born like this. It is going be a hard and
probably a short life sadly for this little one.” Visitors to Kariba are
asked to be alert to this herd if it stays within the Kariba area and
pass on the word to not agitate them. They will already be very alert
to anything or anyone coming near them as they have youngsters
and the condition of this little one could possibly make them even
more wary and protective. “Cavan checked them over and they are
all clean – no snares.” KAWFT said.
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Another animal suffering due to visitor’s carelessness with litter,
is a zebra known as “Tin Can Zebra”, due to the animal having stood
in a can which was firmly attached to its hoof. While it was hoped
the zebra would shake the can loose itself, after several sightings it
was decided a search would be conducted in the Nyamhunga area to
locate and treat it. The Zebra was found and a guard posted with them
so he could radio position when the team was ready to dart. KAWFT
reported “Andries Scholtz arrived, darted and removed the can off
the zebra’s hoof at 11am. A big thank you to Andries and Donna.”
KAWFT relies on donations in cash and kind to continue their
operations which include anti-poaching patrols, snare sweeps and
of course the treatment and feeding of animals in need. For further
information on their operations and donations, contact Cavan at
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