(Posted 18th May 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Ryan Truscott, Mongabay (U.S.), May 15, 2026 |
| In a yellow, single-story building in the eastern Zambian town of Lundazi, a radio presenter fields numerous calls from anxious villagers on nearby farms. Sitting across from presenter Joseph Mwale are two officials from Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). One of them tells listeners: “Avoid going out at night to avoid the ngozi (accidental harm).” Many of the villagers tuning in to the Thursday evening program live in a transfrontier conservation area (TFCA) straddling eastern Zambia and neighboring Malawi: dangerous encounters with wild animals is a way of life here. |
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