Zimbabwe: Poachers Use Cyanide to Kill Jumbo in Lupane

Zimbabwe: Poachers Use Cyanide to Kill Jumbo in Lupane

By Mary Taruvinga, The New Zimbabwe Zimparks rangers stumbled upon a decomposing elephant carcass suspected to have fallen victim to cyanide poisoning in Lupane Friday. The incident has triggered fears poachers using the highly potent chemical may be on the loose once...
Cyanide recovered in Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

Cyanide recovered in Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

By The Herald Forestry Commission officials in Victoria Falls last week recovered oranges, cucumbers and amarula fruits in a plastic bag laced with cyanide poison. It is suspected that some poachers left them hanging on a tree in a bid to kill elephants in the forest....