6 jumbos found dead near Vic Falls

Zim Now Writer

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is investigating the cause of death of six elephants - four adults and two calves - that were found dead in a forest near Victoria Falls recently.

Zimparks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said, “We can confirm the death of six elephants in a forest near Victoria Falls. When the carcasses were found, the ivory was intact. We are investing the cause of the death of these elephants. We are ruling out poaching, but we suspect that they could have been struck by lightning.”

Around the same period last year, seven elephants were found dead in Ngamo Forests between Hwange and Victoria Falls.

In 2019, a total of 200 elephants succumbed to drought in the country’s largest game reserve, the Hwange National Park.

Zimbabwe has the world’s second-largest population of elephants estimated at around 85 000 with wildlife being a major draw card for tourists.