ZAMBIA REVIEWS ELEPHANT CONSERVATION PLAN

 The review follows the end of the previous plan, which ran from 2021 to 2025, and aims to guide how the country manages its elephants while tackling problems such as poaching, habitat loss, and conflict between people and elephants.

DNPW Assistant Director Dr. Innocent Billy Ng'ombwa said the new plan must deal with these problems while making sure communities living near elephants also benefit from conservation work. Conservation Force President John J. Jackson, who is in Zambia supporting the review, said elephant conservation cannot succeed without strong partnerships and reliable scientific information.

The strategy will cover areas such as monitoring elephant numbers, protecting their habitats, and involving communities in conservation. Elephants remain important to Zambia's tourism industry, and the Ministry of Tourism says the new plan is an investment in both wildlife protection and tourism growth.