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.
COMMENTS
The policy to kill these animals is WRONG WRONG WRONG!
Humans are supposed to be intelligent enough to understand that they are in a WILD LIFE RESERVE…humans are simply food for carnivores. These lions simply did what they are supposed to do – they killed their food. People need to stop thinking every human animal conflict must end in the death of the animal. PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM NOT THE WILD LIFE….wake up!
SHOCKING that the lions were killed. Man is in their territory. Parks and Wildlife Rangers need to be shot!!!
Will somebody please translocate these lions to where Cabinet sits
@RRS brilliant idea! hahahaha!
Careless employee. Lion felt threatened
“Rangers deployed against hyenas”Stray lions wreak havoc in Beitbridge” Crocodiles in Kariba. There used to be experts that investigated what was causing the change of behaviour in any species. There is always a reason. People have encroached into game reserves forcing animals to move to places where they come into contact with humans. In the areas they survive in the game has changed as they compete for the same food source that the humans are poaching. At this stage even the greatest predator of them all has changed in behaviour in Zimbabwe. Humans. That one needs no expert to know why. Unemployment, hunger etc etc…As he changes he starts to interfere with the way the wild life operate. Until bounderies are redrawn and wild life is protected it will only get worse. In the early 90’s a lot of people are not aware that a crocodile was captured on the road in Newtonwest in Bulawayo and sent to chipangali. Also jackals were getting knocked down by cars in the same area.
Our entire stretch of land, the whole of Zimbabwe, including wild life areas have come under increasing stress due to the chaotic land issue. Thanks to people who call themselves ‘leaders.’ We need to repent and plead with the Lord to restore. But that will not come without repentance. We truly are a rebellious and sinful nation.
Oh Stop it NBS,all
this proselytizing
gets really tiresome!
You keep bringing God
into Zimbabwe’s destruction.
It’s Mugarbage stupidity, not
God’s concern.
Zimbabweans aren’t rebellious
or sinful, the Government is,
stupid.
Keep God out of this filthy
business, He’s not interested
in Zimbabwe’s failed politics.
We are all so tired of your
God ranting, when in fact
God has more important things
to take care of like –
– rape, murder, hunger, homicide,
creation, death, birth etc:
Zimbabwe is somewhere at the
bottom of His concerns, especially
as we allowed this tragedy to happen!
North Korea, Venezuela, the USA, UK,
EU and even South Africa also need
His help!
Don’t be selfish?
Let God have a break from these
ridiculous rantings?
@RRS….i love ur mindset…i can provide transport…lol
I agree with all the above except @NBS – I’m not sure that God is particularly bothered!
Well said Angela,
my thoughts exactly!
NBS should refrain
from bothering God
with his protestations!
Well I think God is bothered and He does answer prayer but he also helps those who help themselves and Zimbos have done very little of that over the last 34 years!
Crocs killing people at Kariba. Lions killing people at Kariba. There has never been so many incidents of predators killing people in such a short period in that area. Why? Because the wild animals they used to feed on have largely been killed and eaten by starving and/or greedy people. They have lost their food source. That’s why?
Agree Mena Bona – and with Dr DL who said much the same thing a few posts up.