Veterinary services department is responsible for:

• Coordination of research on wildlife disease and their impact on human livelihoods, wildlife itself, and livestock
• Implementation of wildlife capture and translocation programs with the aim of:
  • Reintroducing populations into national parks
  • Enhancing the conservation status of rare and threatened species
  • Controlling over-abundant wildlife populations to avert the threats of habitat degradation and loss of biodiversity
  • Generating revenue for ZIMParks through wildlife sales
  • Enhancing breeding projects involving valuable and rare species.
• Building capacity in the veterinary and wildlife capture fields, particularly in persons from historically disadvantaged population groups