| Catherine Buckle | |
| Birth Date: | 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Harare, Zimbabwe) |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Nationality: | Zimbabwean |
| Period: | 2000–present |
| Genre: | Non fiction |
| Subject: | Letters, books, and memoirs about Zimbabwe |
Catherine "Cathy" Buckle is a writer and blogger,[1] born 1957, in Southern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zimbabwe. Her blog, "Letters from Zimbabwe", includes print, photos, personal entries, and broadcast media outlets. She writes stories about wildlife, conservation, flora and fauna of her country.
Catherine Buckle(Cathy) was born in 1957 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She learnt at Dominican Convent School in Harare then trained as a Social Worker at the University of Zimbabwe graduating with a diploma in Social Work in 1978. She later trained as a Librarian and worked as the School Librarian and Head Counsellor at a girls senior school also in Harare. Cathy was the Estate Manager of a small conservation education game park – the Mukuvisi Woodlands – just outside Harare for 9 years, where she was involved in raising baby elephants, crocodiles and general game and conservation management.[2]
Buckle has written four children's books, one of which, “The Animals of the Shashani.” was in 2018 selected by ZIMSEC as a set book for Form 1 and 2 English Literature students in Zimbabwean schools.[3]
One of her memoirs, African Tears, chronicles the personal story of the government-approved invasion of her farm, which was bought after Zimbabwean independence. African Tears was serialized in The Sunday Times, Femina magazine and, Rapport newspaper.[4]
In the book, Innocent Victims – Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe's farm invasions, Buckle informs readers of the Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals's rescues of animals during the farm invasions.