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Lions kill safaris employee
Posted on September 8, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W

via Lions kill safaris employee 06 September 2014

An employee with Somabula Safaris was attacked and killed by three lions on Friday while docking the company house boat in Matusadonha.

In a statement, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority board chairman Alvin Ncube said soon after the incident, the Matusadonha field station deployed some rangers who killed two of the lions while the third one is currently being tracked down.
Five people have been killed while 12 others have been injured by lions country wide this year alone.
Meanwhile, the department is appealing to members of the public to report the presence of dangerous wild animals in their areas.

Lions maul safari guide to death

by Staff Reporter
08 September 2014 |


PRESS STATEMENT BY ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY BOARD CHAIRMAN MR ALVIN,DUMISANI NCUBE ON HUMAN WILDLIFE CASES .


Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority learnt with shock and sadness that an employee with Somabula Safaris was last night attacked and killed by lions in Matusadonha.

The employee, name supplied, was killed by three lionesses on the 4th of September while docking the company house boat (Somabula House boat).

Matusadonha field station was immediately informed and went to attend the scene as one of the lionesses has a collar.

Rangers tried to scare the predators by firing shots resulting in two of the three lionesses were being wounded.

Today, 5 September, two lionesses have already been killed; the other is being tracked down.

Parks rangers also secured the area while awaiting the arrival of the police to attend the scene.

To date 5 people have been killed while 12 have been injured country-wide owing to human wildlife conflict.
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When we where ataying at TIger Bay in June we heard lions from across the water at Matusadonna every night!


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Rangers tried to scare the predators by firing shots resulting in two of the three lionesses were being wounded.

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