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Poachers axe ZimParks rangers - NewsDay Zimbabwe

BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE THREE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials are battling for life at a hospital in Harare after they were recently severely assaulted by suspected poachers in Mushumbi, Mashonaland Central province. Jambawa Gutu, Veremu Warren and Evelyn Mumera were allegedly attacked by Lazarus Tizora and his two accomplices, who are still […]

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