Clive Stockil and I have travelled from Senuko and are again in Harare, together with other Conservancy members, for meetings with Government and all interested parties, to gain resolution on final indigenisation from Government. Today is another step in the positive direction towards a sustainable Conservation solution, a way to get ‘back to business’ , a way to develop tourism, pay staff and field scouts, all towards the protection of our precious ecosystem which includes rhinos and African wild dogs. Save Valley Conservancy is recognized as a vital annexe to the Gonarezhou National Park and Malilangwe Wildlife reserve, within the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, (GLTFCA).
“White rhino wandering” – oil on canvas by Lin Barrie
Tusk Trust supports the Save Valley Conservancy, read some history here:
http://www.tusk.org/save-valley-conservancy.asp
Forty-nine black rhinoceros were translocated to what is now the Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC) in the south east lowveld of Zimbabwe. The rhino translocation …
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Lin Barrie
The Save Valley Conservancy stretches along the upper reaches of the great Save River in the south east of Zimbabwe. The Gonarezhou National Park laps against the southern banks of the Save River and between these two nestles the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve. These three celebrated wildlife areas form part of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, (GLTFCA)- a unique wilderness jewel which is home to the “Big Five” (endangered Black and White rhinos, elephants, buffalo, lion, leopard) and the ”Little Six” (Klipspringer, Suni, Duiker, Steenbok, Sharpe's Grysbok and Oribi). Endangered African wild dogs, Cheetah, Brown hyena, Bat-eared foxes and a host of special birds and plants contribute to the immense variety of this ecosystem. Communities around the GLTFCA contribute to innovative partnerships with National Parks and the private sector, forming a sound base on which to manage social, economic and environmental issues.
This is home to artist and writer Lin Barrie and her life partner, conservationist Clive Stockil.
Expressing her hopes, fears and love for this special ecosystem with oil paints on canvas, Lin Barrie believes that the essence of a landscape, person or animal, can only truly be captured by direct observation.
Lin Barrie states: “Through my art, and my writing, I feel an intimate connection with the natural world, and from my extensive field sketches of wild animals, people and landscapes, I create larger works on canvas.
Lin's work is in various public and private collections in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Australia, England, Canada, Sweden and the United States of America. She is represented by galleries in South Africa, Zimbabwe, England, Kenya and Florida, USA.
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