Lions kill safaris employee

An employee with Somabula Safaris was attacked and killed by three lions on Friday while docking the company house boat in Matusadonha.

In a statement, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority board chairman Alvin Ncube said soon after the incident, the Matusadonha field station deployed some rangers who killed two of the lions while the third one is currently being tracked down.

Five people have been killed while 12 others have been injured by lions country wide this year alone.

Meanwhile, the department is appealing to members of the public to report the presence of dangerous wild animals in their areas.