By GIDEON NYENDWAILLEGAL gold mining has increased in the Lower Zambezi National Park and its adjacent game management areas, Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ) has disclosed.Conservation Lower Zambia data management officer, Rodgers Fumpa, said illegal mining activities had increased from 10 percent last year to 75 percent this year.“Poaching has gone down, but there has been an increase in illegal gold mining activities coming into the Lower Zambezi National Park and its adjacent game management areas,” he said.Mr Fumpa said there were reports of serious illegal mining activities in the game management areas.He said an investigation has been instituted to determine whether the people involved in the illegal mining were locals or foreigners.Mr Fumpa said the illegal mining disturbs the eco system because some trees get cut by the miners.He said the illegal miners were also killing animals because they had nothing to eat, resulting in loss of valuable species in the game park.Mr Fumpa said […]
ILLEGAL GOLD MINING RIFE IN LOWER ZABEZI
