Zim game rangers kill Zambian poacher
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Game rangers in Zimbabwe said Friday they had killed a Zambian poacher and
arrested eight others, after a shoot-out in a wildlife park near the
countries' common border.

They said they recovered 20 elephant tusks, rifles and other arms from the
suspe cted poachers in Binga, in the north of the country.

Poaching in the area is rife, prompting the Zimbabwe government to introduce
arm y and police patrols to back up the game rangers.

Often the poaching is blamed on syndicates from Zambia who target elephants
and endangered black rhinos.

In the shoot-out, game rangers said police took part in the skirmish in
which on e of the Zambian poachers died.

Harare - Pana 19/02/2010