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The impact of the fast track land reform program on wildlife in the Bubiana conservancy in Zimbabwe

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Zimbabwe Open University, Box 346, Gwanda, Zimbabwe
  • 2Rushumbe Primary School, Bag 9176, Mwenezi, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 11, Issue (4), Pages 1-6, October,22 (2022)

Abstract

The main aim of the study is to investigate the impacts of the fast track resettlement program on wildlife in the Bubiana Conservancy of Mwenezi West District. A case study was done using a mixed methods approach where both qualitative and quantitative evidence was used. Stratified random sampling was used to choose a sample of 24 individuals from a population of 237 community members. During the study questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data. The study revealed that there are high levels of wildlife habitat destruction in the area which could be mainly attributed to clearing of land for cultivation, for homesteads and to create buffer zones against wild animals. Poaching is also rife in the area with sixty-five percent of the poachers in Bubiana Conservancy use wire snares followed by twenty-percent who use hunting nets and fifteen-percent who use dogs. There were also high levels of water pollution with plastics comprising approximately 50%of the pollutants, human waste 25%, old tins 15% and rags approximately 10% by volume.

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