Johnston Flying Safari Experience

27/04/2022

Looks like safari is open again. Just renewed my Zim licence. Wooo hooo. Things are looking up

11/10/2021

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Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit
Press Statement on the tragic death of VFAPU Operations Co-ordinator Clever Kapandura
On Friday 8th October, following a report of a possible poaching incident with GPS
coordinates of a carcass, VFAPU deployed a team of anti-poaching scouts to investigate the
scene. Clever Kapandura, as the operations co-ordinator for the Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching
Unit, and being the passionate and committed leader he was, decided to go out and join the
team on the ground to investigate the scene. Whilst following the GPS Coordinates, the
team noticed an Elephant Bull a substantial distance away. For some unknown reason, the
Elephant Bull charged from approximately 120 meters, and the team of three scouts had to
split up. Despite following all the prescribed evasive action in an elephant charge situation,
the animal continued its charge and sadly intercepted Clever. His fellow scouts managed to
scare the elephant off and called for support, but by the time the ambulance arrived Clever
had succumbed to his injuries sustained in the tragic incident.
Clever Kapandura joined Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit from its inception in 1999 when
the unit was formed. His experience and commitment to the tourism and conservation
sector has spanned over 32 years, having been part of the original Wilderness Safaris team
when the company first began in 1990 before moving across to dedicate his life to wildlife
conservation. Clever was a kind, dedicated, passionate and well respected member of the
Victoria Falls community, and the wider tourism community within Zimbabwe, and is
considered by so many as one of the regions conservation heroes.
We are deeply saddened by this tragic and senseless loss of our friend and colleague. Clever
leaves behind a family, and we at Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit would like to extend our
heartfelt and sincere condolences to the entire Kapandura family, and to all who knew
Clever, had the pleasure of working with him, and loved him.
In due course, as a tribute to Clever, we will be releasing details of a fundraiser for those
who wish to assist his wife and his children which he leaves behind.
Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit would like to kindly request for the Media to respectfully
refrain from any further attempts to contact the Kapandura Family or Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit and their team of scouts as they grieve and come to terms with the loss of
their family member, colleague and friend.

17/09/2020

16/03/2020

31 March 2019: The Zambezi Society has received funds from the Lion Recovery Fund for a 2-year collaborative project to secure wildlife resources in the vulnerable Charara Safari Area at the eastern end of Lake Kariba.

25/02/2020

Lets hope its true......

China's top political body approved the decision on Monday to ban the consumption and the illegal trade of wild animals, which some experts believe to be the source of the virus.

24/02/2020

Hear hear

Conservationists see a persistent threat of epidemics so long as tens of millions of animals are traded in Southeast Asia.

09/02/2020

Lets hope......

On 4 February, China announced plans to permanently ban wildlife trade and to increase supervision around wet markets as a result of the coronavirus.

05/11/2019

British royal Prince Harry wants to invest US$8m in the next five years as part of a joint venture between his African Parks organisation and Zimbabwe government’s national parks to revive the country’s flagship rhino haven.

13/08/2019

30/07/2019

29/07/2019

Similar to our camps

21/07/2019

The 2008 meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London saw a conclusion be the Earthwatch Institute which I would consider rather tremendous in stature. Bees have been declared the most important living beings on this planet and this is a very important step, considering that they are on the e...

06/07/2019

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06/07/2019

24/06/2019

Pretty Boy, survived being shot in the head, likely by a poacher. When vets arrived to help, this gentle giant walked right up to them and asked for help.

10/05/2019

Giraffes have been widely overlooked in conservation practices for a little too long. They just made their entry into the Red List of endangered species.

09/05/2019

She did it! The lucky roller we started following through GPS last summer just came back from... Namibia! An impressive trip of 8000 km, flying over the Sahara desert at up to 100kph, to spend a couple of months close to Etosha National Park and then fly back to the same exact nest-box she left last September. We saw her hunting for insects from a fence post with her partner, among the very first rollers to have come back.

09/04/2019

09/04/2019

04/04/2019

SINGAPORE: An illegal shipment carrying nearly 13 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth S$52.3 million, was intercepted and seized by Singapore ...

04/04/2019

Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping containe...

15/03/2019

10/03/2019

Ridiculously photogenic baby elephant

05/03/2019

01/03/2019

The Victoria Falls

Beautiful Zambia