The Conservation & Wildlife Fund (CWF), which operates in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park region, will increase conservation levies for 2019.
The reason, according to CWF, is that Africa’s wildlife is under constant threat, with the elephant population declining, fewer than 12 000 lions left in Southern Africa and the rhino population nearing extinction.
In 2016, concerned conservationists and stakeholders of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park region, stopped deliberating on these critical conservation issues and decided to rather take action by forming the non-profit trust, CWF. Since 2016, a mandatory conservation levy has been charged when staying at the lodges and camps owned by the founding members of CWF, with one being The Hide.
After carefully considering the current situation, the decision was made by the board to increase the conservation levy to US$15 per person per night in 2019, and US$20 per person per night for stays in 2020.
The levy increase will only apply to new bookings made.
The increased availability of funding will allow CWF to make further leaps in its anti-poaching efforts, lion conservation, elephant collaring projects and more.
CWF says guests visiting the area play a vital role in species preservation and contribute to CWF’s conservation efforts.
