BUSH TELEGRAPH

property and signing off on a ‘Declaration of
Invasive Species’ certificate.
• Permits are now required for 118 Category
2 invasive species.
The ZEMA Operations and Environmental team
will be attending a meeting on 23 April 2015 to
get some more clarity and specifics regarding
the changes that have been implemented.
This will then enable us to advise and assist
our members as best as possible.
Bushbuck Management
At the time of writing this article, our Bushbuck
Management Plan had been underway for a
couple of weeks with 17 animals having been
removed and relocated in accordance with
the authorised plan. This will continue to run
with approximately 3-week intervals over a
3-month period.
ZEMA BUILDING
CONTROL
RICKY NAICKER
ZEMA Building Control
Manager
New Bus Shelters
ZEMA is pleased to advise that the Staff
Bus Shelter at the Contractor’s Entrance is
progressing well and remains on track with
the completion date being 1 June 2015,
weather permitting. Once the roof has been
fitted, the finishes and painting will give the
shelter an appealing look to blend in with the
Zimbali architecture.
Whilst every effort is taken to prevent
disturbance to our members, there is
sometimes an overlap where the staff enter
onto a member’s property whilst tracking an
animal after it has been darted. The drugs
used do not have an immediate effect and
sometimes up to 10 minutes can elapse from
the time the animal is darted to the time it is
safe to handle. During this time, the animal
has to be followed otherwise it could die if lost
without receiving a reversal drug to wake it up
again within a fairly brief period of time. The
Game Removal Specialist Team does try to
ensure that animals are darted in areas a good
distance from private gardens but sometimes
this cannot be avoided.
We thank residents for their patience and
understanding and we apologise to those
residents who may be affected when the team
has no choice but to enter private property.
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