Games Parks and Safaris

[Daily News]MISS Tabata contestants are expected to visit Mikumi National Park, the fourth largest in the country, on Sunday. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Buffaloes yesterday invaded an IDP camp in Gilgil destroying property and leaving families in fear. The wild animals have turned Kirathimo camp near Marura sanctuary a no-gone zone. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]With the recent heavy rains, although the park was very wet and muddy, it has been possible to see more of creatures that are not normally seen. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Herders stumbled on a colonial bomb at the Hellsgate National park in Naivasha. Peter ole Sinkai said they found a metallic object while grazing their animals and they informed KWS officers who were patrolling the area. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Serengeti -FARMERS in Serengeti District in Mara Region have generated more than 8bnl/- after selling 2,520 tonnes of tobacco this season. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Dodoma -THE 178km-long Tanga-Pangani-Bagamoyo road has been realigned from passing through Sadaani National Park so as not to interfere with the park's environment, the Deputy Minister for Works, Greyson Lwenge, has told Parliament He said the road is part of the Malindi-Mombasa-Lungalunga-Bagamoyo road. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Dodoma -SOME 75m/- has been put aside by the Serengeti National Park Authority (SENAPA) to build a water dam in Gibaso village to support livestock and stop interaction between wild and domestic animals in the park. (AllAfrica)

[New Times]A sustained crackdown on poaching in Akagera National Park in the Eastern Province on Sunday yielded returns: five suspected poachers in Kayonza District were arrested. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Arusha -SEVERAL elephants have reportedly moved into residential areas in Karatu District, attacking people and destroying crops in farms. At least three people have been killed in last few weeks and the Member of Parliament for Karatu, Rev Israel Natse (Chadema), has called upon his colleagues to push for amendment of laws on wildlife conservation. (AllAfrica)

[Biz-Community]Durban -There has been an impressive 11.4% increase of visitors from 389,624 to 434,216 in the last 2012/2013 financial year, says SANParks managing executive of Tourism and Marketing Glenn Phillips. (AllAfrica)

[Namibia Economist]Earlier in April, AfriCat saw the first ever cheetah cubs to be born in the Okonjima Nature Reserve since the establishement of the Cheetah Rehabilitation Programme in November 2000. The cubs were born to a cheetah named Dizzy. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Board has appointed a substantive director-general. (AllAfrica)

[New Times]Authorities in the Eastern Province have embarked on a long term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings badly needed foreign exchange into the country. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]THE planned N$57 million renovation work at Namibia Wildlife Resort's Hardap camp outside Mariental will be shelved until next year. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Driving near large trees along the Athi River, we saw a large troop of vervet monkeys. It was late afternoon with the sun shining and many of them sat enjoying the warmth. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Rains have been hitting us for the last one month now. It is common knowledge that people in Nairobi have a way of welcoming rainy season. It is the season when we witness the highest number of accidents. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]THE Anti-Corruption Commission was cagey about the progress of its almost two-year-old investigation into millions of dollars which Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) lost due to dubious payments to contractors. (AllAfrica)

[Sabahi]Tanzania's jumbo elephant population could be wiped out in seven years if poaching continues at current rates, chairman of the parliamentary committee on land, environment and natural resources James Lembeli told the National Assembly on Tuesday (April 30th). (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]THE number of Tanzanians visiting the world famous Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) for tourism purpose is less than 10 per cent, according to Park's Tourism Department. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]THE Attorney General (AG) has asked the High Court to dismiss with costs an application lodged by a hunting company, Foa Adventure Safaris, challenging an alleged controversial allocation of four hunting blocks by the minister for tourism and natural resources. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Dodoma -THE Parliamentary Lands, Natural Resources and Environment Committee has asked for revocation of permits issued four years ago to 11 firms to build hotels in the Ruaha National Park. (AllAfrica)

[New Times]Akagera and Nyungwe National Parks, two of the main natural reserves in the country, will soon accommodate private-owned touristic products that can boost tourism business. (AllAfrica)

[Premium Times]Ashamu Fadipe, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Tourism and Intergovernmental Relations, said the state government will soon develop more wildlife parks. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Dodoma -THE government has no plans to pay Kamwene Woodworks a total of 556,510,000/- as compensation for lumber confiscated by the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) in 1979 in Mikumi National Park, Morogoro Region. (AllAfrica)

[Arusha Times]The mass calving of nearly two million wildebeests in the Northern National Parks and surrounding areas, is said to breed a deadly virus which infects and actually kills domesticated animals within a short time. (AllAfrica)

[Arusha Times]The mass calving of nearly two million wildebeests in the Northern National Parks and surrounding areas, is said to breed a deadly virus which infects and actually kills domesticated animals within a short time. (AllAfrica)

[Arusha Times]The mass calving of nearly two million wildebeests in the Northern National Parks and surrounding areas, is said to breed a deadly virus which infects and actually kills domesticated animals within a short time. (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]Mara -THE survival of Mara River Basin is under threat due to increased massive deforestation, Serengeti officials have warned, calling for immediate intervention from the central government. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]UK pop star Peter Andre and his girlfriend, Emily MacDonagh were "petrified" when they came face-to-face with a buffalo. (AllAfrica)

[IFP]The IFP calls on Government to urgently erect border fencing and deploy armed forces between Mozambique and Kruger National Park. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]Hotel operators in Nakuru want to introduce incentives to boost tourism, the organisation chairman Ernest Muibu has said. The chairman said the current number of tourists visiting the county is below the projected figure despite the various tourism attractions. (AllAfrica)