wildlife

POLICE and villagers in Mhondoro last week teamed up to capture eight pythons near Mubayira police station that had been feeding on goats and chickens in the area for the past few months. A villager was also caught in the crossfire and…
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The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force has announced the tragic death of renowned wildlife activist Steve Kok who is thought to have been killed by a wild buffalo in Charara on Thursday. Steve drove off into the bush late on Thursday…
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Officials in Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Department have moved to defend President Robert Mugabe from a directive to send a ‘Noah’s Ark’ collection of wild animals to North Korean dictator Kim Jong II as a special gift. Last week…
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By Violet Gonda Bethany, the eight year old daughter of Minister of Education David Coltart, was attacked by a lion at Antelope Game Park in Mkoba, Gweru, on Saturday morning. The Minister told SW Radio Africa on Monday that his…
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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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A wildlife activist in Zimbabwe who has been waking up at 5 o'clock every morning, 365 days a year, and walking through the bush collecting snares has been rewarded with a motorbike to use during his work. Steve Kok has been living in the…
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By Charlotte Musarurwa Eight fish poachers have been killed by crocodiles at Harare’s Lake Chivero in the past two weeks while a ninth person was attacked and seriously injured yesterday. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority…
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By Caryn Dolley Condolences have started pouring in for the family of a Zimbabwean tourist killed by a shark on Tuesday and at the same time a review detailing his attack has been compiled. The review is expected to be released within a…
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Maygene De Wee Fish Hoek - "It came from below and grabbed the man. Part of his body was gone," said a woman who watched in horror as a shark ripped apart a tourist in Fish Hoek. The victim, from Zimbabwe, was on holiday in Cape Town for…
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