poaching

Plans by the government to pardon villagers in Tsholotsho, who surrender the toxic cyanide that has been used to kill elephants in the Hwange national park, has raised disquiet among opposition MPs.
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BULAWAYO - The poaching syndicate that has been killing elephants by cyanide poisoning in Hwange National Park has been operating for the past five years. This was revealed by two members of the alleged syndicate when they appeared before…
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Three members of a suspected poaching syndicate have been sentenced to at least 15 years behind bars, following the poisoning and killing of 81 elephants in the Hwange National Park.
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At least 41 elephants were killed last month by six poachers after they poisoned a water pond with granules of cyanide at Hwange National Parks. The six suspects have been arrested and are assisting police with investigations.
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KARIBA - A poacher was recently trampled to death by an elephant in Charara National Park, Gatshe-Gatshe, Kariba, after he failed to gun down the jumbo during a hunting expedition. The remains of Solomon Manjoro were discovered by Magunje…
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By Chengetai Zvauya Harare - The leader of a UN program to protect endangered species on Thursday charged that Zimbabwean security forces are spearheading poaching of elephants and rhinos in the troubled country. At a news conference…
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HARARE – CITES secretary general Willem Wijnstekers is expected in Zimbabwe next month for talks with President Robert Mugabe over rampant poaching decimating wildlife in the southern African country and said to involve top politicians and…
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