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Hwange lion killings undermine conservation efforts
Two endangered lionesses were killed after being lured out of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe to a hunting trap set up using meat from a cow they allegedly killed the previous...Published: 12 May 2017 at 09:35hrs | 5 | by Oscar Nkala
Five people arrested over cyanide poisoning scam
Zimbabwe Parks and Wild Life Management has said they have picked five suspects in connection with the cyanide poisoning which killed the elephants at Hwange National Parks.Suspected poachers ...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Let them eat ice cream
All the reports we get at the Vigil suggest that the wheels are coming off Zimbabwe. This week we were sent several emails which in different ways graphically show how bad things are becoming....Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 06:59hrs | | by ZimVigil
Hunters hit back on international condemnation over Cecil killing
Hunters in Zimbabwe have hit back at the international community who attacked them over the killing of the lion Cecil in Hwange.Bucking against international outrage over the killing of Cecil...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 13:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
West cares for animals, and do not care when those animals destroy our crops - Analyst
A social commentator and journalist Methuseli Moyo has questioned why the Western countries would seem much concerned about the dead lion than human beings who have those animals at times destroying t...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 05:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'People can kill each other for animals'
While the Killing of Cecil the lion in Hwange has received more attention and condemnation from across the world, its is not the same when rangers and armed police shot dead some poachers. ...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 15:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
My country Zim has bigger problems than Cecil the lion - Knight
The Former Radio Two disc jockey Eric Knight has expressed disappointment over the attention given to the killed lion Cecil in Hwange saying the country has more serious and pressing issues than t...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 14:21hrs | 20 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe must not lose sleep over dead lion Cecil - Sikhala
The MDC-T senior member Job Sikhala has said Zimbabwe is facing serious challenges such that the citizens can not lose a sleep over the dead lion Cecil which was killed in Victoria Falls."...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Tomana petitioned on 'iconic' lion Cecil
A Group of environmentalists who have been irked by the killing of a lion, named Cecil have prepared on online petition aimed at Attorney General - Johannes Tomana urging him to punish the offender....Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 13:19hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
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