Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Charles Banda says government is committed to game restocking and conservation to boost the tourism industry.
Mr. Banda says it is hence cardinal for his ministry to restock and strategically reposition animals for the purpose of enhancing the boosting game tourism in the country.
Government was determined to make game tourism spread across the country and generate the needed investment and revenue, the minister said.
He implored on locals to embrace a culture of game conservation so as to reap the benefits of a booming tourism sector which he said would yield job
and business opportunities.
And African Parks Development and Conservation Director Andrew Parker has commended government for creating an enabling environment for other partners to participate in game park management.
Mr. Parker said this was important as it will promote the game tourism sectors’ growth and sustainably benefit surrounding communities in game management areas (GMAs).
He stressed that African parks would continue to offset the financial obligation of government in funding of game management through a transparent process in areas it had been accorded the opportunity to operate.
African Parks which operates in eight countries has embarked on a restocking exercise in which wild-beast and antelopes are transported to the Chunda Ponde game management area as part of its park management projects in Zambia.
Paying lip service to the Tourism Industry will not give us the intended results. We have just chased tourists with our SOE. Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa will cash in on Zambia’s SOE! As for game restocking, it will be a futile exercise if we don’t address hunger and poverty. Sadly hunger and poverty will loom large should we insist on this SOE thing. If we want to improve, we need to begin to be practical as opposed to being dreamers and being theoretical all the time! Good luck!
Bamba. A very true observation but unfortunately many of our ministers are kwik to talk in the press but realization of promises rarely occurs.
Minister has anybody suggested that crocodile hunting can also be a good tourism attraction. With it will come taxidermy, tanning of the skins and yes you can eat the meat,from the tail, bit like chicken.
Restocking in unprotected areas where hungry poachers and Boer trophy hunters are waiting…you ministers and MPs have all these allowances yet Game warders are being paid peanuts.
It really pains me when I remember the Jean Kapata years …
What happened to those South African white guys who were caught stealing our lovely animals in the game park?
Can someone update me please!
@Dj Deno THE UPDATE is that One moron paid and sent those white people to poach and kill some animals that he donated at KUOMBOKA ceremony in Mongu, this year. Now as they say Things fall apart the fellow was overzealous due to the donation that he forgot ba Mwine bachalo was coming in his motocade behind him ,he bastard blocked eagle 1 motor cade RIGHT NOW AS IAM WRITING HE IS IN PRISON MUKOBEKO, the whites too. Hope i answered U.
ANYOKO has a d*i*c*k in the mouth and pa ma*tako and unable to make sense at the moment. Please disregard all comments from above. The person is tied up from both ends from too much enjoyment.