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ZCTF Report - February 2010
Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF)
February 07, 2010

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Motor bike for Steve Kok

Steve Kok lives in Charara and for the past few years, has been waking up at 5 o'clock every morning, 365 days a year, and walking through the bush collecting snares. He has become a familiar sight to people who frequent Charara, walking through the bush with his little dog.

When Steve first took up residence in Charara 13 years ago, there was an abundance of wildlife in the area including a herd of 650 buffalo. For the first 5 years or so, he watched in frustration and dismay as the wildlife dwindled before his eyes. Today, there are very few animals left in Charara and there are only 65 buffalo left out of the original 650.

Steve decided to try and minimise the decimation of the wildlife by collecting wire snares from the bush and numerous animals have been saved from a gruesome lingering death by the removal of these snares. He mentioned to Kevin Horsley a few weeks ago that if he had an off-road bike, he would be able to collect a lot more snares than he has been doing on foot so in our January newsletter, we mentioned that we were looking for a bike for him.

In response to our request, Jenni Ferguson and the members of Mabelreign Country Club in Harare organized a fund raiser and purchased a brand new 200cc off road bike for Steve. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Jenni for all the time and effort she put in to this very successful event which raised a total of $2 450.00. The cost of the bike was $1 895.00 and the balance of $550.00 was donated to Steve for fuel and maintenance.

On Friday, 5th February, Steve was officially presented with the bike at Mabelreign Country Club. Thank you very much to Kish Desai who has insured the bike for $2000 for a year, free of charge.

A special thank you to my 11 year old granddaughter, Kylie Randall who donated a packet of dog food to Steve for his little dog. She bought the food with her pocket money - thank you so much Kylie!

A very big thank you to the following people and members of Mabelreign Country Club who either assisted with the fundraiser and/or donated money towards it:

Jenni Ferguson
Charlie Wood
Jules Bennett
John Grant
Tony Roberts
Christine Stanford
Rob White
Kylie Randall
Shane Rodrigues
Rob Osborne
Larry Norman
Mike and Angie Gleig
Tony Smith
Club staff

We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to the following people and companies who donated prizes for the raffles:

Dulux Limited
Zenith Distributors
Spar Arundel
Ballantyne KwikSpar
Spar Strathaven
Spar Julius Nyerere
Autoguard
Billy's Meats
The Cage Bar and Restaurant
Breco International
Rhino Island
Nutrichem
St Elmo's Restaurant
Seed Co
Tacoola
Tango Tyres

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