Zim gun down suspected Zambian poacher

...the Rangers also wounded two of his accomplices in a shootout

A SUSPECTED Zambian poacher has been shot dead by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) in the Zambezi National Park in Victoria Falls.

7he 5angers also inÁicted seriously wounded two of his accomplices in a shootout that lasted for several hours =im3arks spokesperson 7inashe )arawo confirmed the shootout in which the authority exchanged fire with five suspected =ambian poachers Mr )arawo identified the deceased as 3atrick 1kane of 1yandu village in =ambia ´7hey were armed with riÁes which we have recovered and four live rounds of ammunition 7he inMured poachers have been surrendered to the police and one of them is being treated at 9ictoria )alls +ospital under heavy guard while the other one has been transferred to Mpilo +ospital in %ulawayo for further treatment µ he said /ast month =immbabwean rangers recovered elephant tusks a riÁe =ambian cellphones dried elephant and buffalo meat at +wange 1ational 3ark after the group Áed from officers from the authority =ambian poachers have been known for their notoriety in poaching elephants in the =imbabwean national parks along the =ambe]i 5iver basin which has forced authorities in that country to heighten patrols along the shared water body ,n 6iavonga alone over =ambian fishermen and poachers were serving Mail terms for their illegal activities across the =ambe]i 5iver