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ZimParks Urges Halt to Rhino-Threatening Mining Project

3/7/2025

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ZimParks raises alarm over a proposed mining project by Chinese firm Sunny Yi Feng, which jeopardizes the Sinamatella Black Rhino Intensive Protection Zone in Zimbabwe. This initiative poses a grave threat to the survival of black rhinos and could disrupt vital ecological balance. ZimParks calls on the Ministry of Mines to halt the project, referencing previous mining bans in protected areas.

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ZimParks raises alarm over a proposed mining project by Chinese firm Sunny Yi Feng, which jeopardizes the Sinamatella Black Rhino Intensive Protection Zone in Zimbabwe. This initiative poses a grave threat to the survival of black rhinos and could disrupt vital ecological balance. ZimParks calls on the Ministry of Mines to halt the project, referencing previous mining bans in protected areas.