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Government in key bid to curb FMD spread

Staff Writer

The strategy targets wildlife parks without bio-security measures and we realised that at Eaglemont Range not all buffaloes were bio-security safe and almost 10 000 households were directly affected by this.

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES yesterday moved 84 African buffaloes from Eaglemont Range, a private wildlife sanctuary in the Lowveld, to the nearby Nuanetsi Conservancy. The relocation will help to curb the spread of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), as well as human-wildlife conflicts in the area.The chief director for the Department of Veterinary Services…

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