Zimbabwe: Poacher kills over 100 elephants

 

(Posted 24th June 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Leonard Ncube & Nqobile Tshili, Herald Online (Zimbabwe), June 23, 2025
POLICE have arrested a suspected poacher for allegedly poisoning over 100 elephants using cyanide at Hwange National Park. Tony Maphosa, who has been on the run since 2013, allegedly poisoned water points and salt pans with cyanide resulting in the death of more than 100 elephants. Maphosa was arrested in the national park on Wednesday following a tip off.
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