Lions kill three in Guruve
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By Gerald Chateta

Published: January 17, 2010

Guruve - Stray lions have devoured three villagers in the Guruve, Kanyemba
area, causing panic among the villagers who have since resorted to staying
indoors till the authorities come to their rescue..

Chief Chapoto of Kanyemba said the area is no longer safe as the stray
beasts are threatening human and live stock lives.

"One person was killed on Tuesday and two more were devoured in the early
hours of Friday. The situation here is not safe and we are worried that if
authorities fail to react quickly the entire community is going to be
destroyed. The animals are so vicious and hungry. We call upon National
Parks to intervene," said Chief Chapoto.

Councilor for Kanyemba ward 1, Mr Kirisimas said school children were in
danger of the stray lions.

"We have since stopped pupils from going to school till the lions are
removed from the area. Our domestic animals are also in danger and we do not
know what to do," he said.

Kanyemba area is near the Zambezi River that boarders Zimbabwe and Zambia
and the area is infested with wild animals.

Efforts to get a comment on what measures have been put in place by National
Parks and Wild Life Authority were fruitless as the organisation's Public
Relations Manager Caroline Washaya-Moyo was not available at the time of
filing this report.

Ahh..the ghost of 'maswera se' returns...the area is notorious. I deployed on three occasions in that area to deal with man eaters, One of whom had the temerity to eat the senior parks scout at Mashumbi pools on his day off! (he was drunk and returning from a beer drink in mid afternoon)..

It just serves to remind folk that we are not always at the top of the food chain.

I'm surprised there are any animals left in Guruve. There is usually at least one snare for every square foot.

Hi Bill

The lions are in Dande not guruve. They have shot 2 lions so far but they did kill one of the National parks scoutes who were following them- probably totaly undergunned as usual!

Sometimes you get the lion and sometimes the lion gets you.

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Originally posted by Buzz Charlton:
Hi Bill

The lions are in Dande not guruve. They have shot 2 lions so far but they did kill one of the National parks scoutes who were following them- probably totaly undergunned as usual!

Dande? Hot damn, that should keep the clients wound up at night.

quote:

Originally posted by Will:

quote:

Originally posted by Buzz Charlton:
Hi Bill

The lions are in Dande not guruve. They have shot 2 lions so far but they did kill one of the National parks scoutes who were following them- probably totaly undergunned as usual!

Dande? Hot damn, that should keep the clients wound up at night.

Hot damn, that will keep me wound up at night when we walk through the area soon. Buzz, please send me your email address? Mine is hulmour@yahoo.com
Have quite a bit I'd like to speak with you about. Don't worry - not a request for a bodyguard! Then again, if you are doing nothing in February....ha ha

Cheers, Dave

Buzz
Hope they get em all before we are there in May.
First Alan Shearings buffalo incident and now man eating lions. I thought we were going on a dangerous game hunt not a daaaangerous game hunt.
Does my wife get a refund if I get eaten ? ---- Hell- what am I saying !!!!!!!

Dave- its buzz@cmsafaris.com drop me a line I am on daily.

Rob- I know you are secretly hoping that there is one left for us to take as an extra- I am!!

Yup..we all know that if a lion eats an american his made will grow and extra 6" by the 4th hunt Buzz should be able to offer a true SCI no1 that isn't canned

You can bet your ass on that.

As an official SCI scorer, Buzz's tape measure starts at 6 inches.

If that lion doesn't score at least 30 inches, I will loose all my faith in the safari business!

Guruve Families Flee Stray Lions
http://news.radiovop.com

22/01/2010 20:49:00

Guruve, January 23, 2010 - Stray lions have forced 50 Guruve families to
flee their homes amid reports that three people have already been fatally
attacked by the predators.

The stranded villagers of Kanyemba are now being housed at a nearby school.

"More than 50 families have been displaced since last week," said a National
Parks officer, who refused to be identified. " They are now staying at
Kapota School."

He said the villagers were being guarded by armed National Parks officers.

Kanyemba is a wild life area near the Zambezi River and along the border of
Zimbabwe and Zambia.