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Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park

Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) confirmed that the carcass, estimate…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter

Lions are being killed by poachers in Zimbabwe

A disturbing poaching tragedy has rocked the quiet tourist town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, after an adult male lion was found caught in a deadly snare. Although injured, the lion was darted, treated, and released back into the wild. Howe…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter

3 lions beheaded in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has launched an investigation into a disturbing case of poaching after the bodies of three lions were discovered beheaded in Hwange National Park. The grisly findings included…

Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter

22 poachers shot dead

Since adopting a shoot-to-kill policy in 2019, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have encountered 111 shoot-outs with poachers, resulting in the deaths of 22 poachers. Tinashe Farawo, the spokesperson for …

Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Poachers axe 3 ZimParks rangers

THREE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials are battling for life at a hospital in Harare after they were recently severely assaulted by suspected poachers in Mushumbi, Mashonaland Central province.Jambawa G…

Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

South African arrested in Mozambique's Limpopo National Park on poaching charge

A South African, Pieter Jansen van Rensberg, has been arrested on a charge of poaching inside the protected buffer zone of the Mozambique's Parque Nacional de Limpopo (PNL), which abuts the Kruger National Park. Also held were his wife, an…

Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 11:09hrs | 1 | by Don Pinnock Environmental journalist

Hunters hold African wildlife to ransom

The worlds  wealthiest hunting organization, Safari Club International (SCI) and  professional hunting groups, met behind closed doors with the South African Department of Environment (DEA) and representatives of other African na…

Published: 21 Nov 2015 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Adam Cruise

Zimbabwe fish poachers beady eyed

Lake Chivero - Illegal fishing can be hazardous in Zimbabwe, where poachers scan the banks for armed rangers and the water for crocodiles while they cast their rods.The country is in such a dire economic state that thousands of people, una…

Published: 10 Nov 2014 at 19:48hrs | 1 | by AP

Could shark fin victory offer hope for elephants?

Recent positive feedback regarding the onslaught on sharks is extremely encouraging news for advocates of non-trade solutions to the elephant and rhino poaching crisis across Africa. According to research conducted by WildAid and Chinese g…

Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 07:04hrs | 14 | by Francis Garrard

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