OUR MATCH BENEFICIARY - THE VICTORIA FALLS ANTI POACHING UNIT - http://www.vfapu.org
Charles Brightman, a local safari operator and conservationist, together with the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, established the Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit in January 1999, in an effort to fight the alarming levels of destruction that were taking place. Since this time, VFAPU has worked in close co-operation with the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, to achieve many successes.
Having started off with three scouts initially, the unit has grown in strength and now has twelve full-time scouts actively patrolling an area of approximately fifty square kilometers surrounding Victoria Falls. Our patrols operate seven days a week, day and/or night, as we endeavor to combat poaching in all its various forms. All our operations are in accordance with the Senior Warden, National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Zambezi Camp. VFAPU personnel comprise of ex-commercial security guards, and ex-game scouts from Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
