Stray elephant tramples Binga man to death (Zimbabwe) Nokuthaba Dlamini, Newsday April 4, 2018 A 70-year-old Binga man was trampled to death by an elephant, which had strayed from Hwange National Park, as cases of human-wildlife conflict continue to rise in Matabeleland North province. The incident happened on Sunday evening, under chief Siachilaba in Makwa village. The deceased has been identified as Godwin Mudimba. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo confirmed the incident, saying rangers were tracking down the elephant. “The old man was trampled on Sunday evening at around 6pm,” he said. “It was an unfortunate incident and our animal control rangers are on the ground, tracking the animal and once it is found, they will put it down, as it is now classified as a problem animal. “Mudimba was walking from his maize field, going to his homestead and, as he was close to his home, he met a large herd of elephants and immediately, one of them spotted him. Before he could flee, it charged towards him and trampled him to death.” Cases of human-wildlife conflict have been on the increase in Hwange and Binga districts, with villagers demanding the government compensates them for the loss of lives, crops and livestock. Villagers in Chief Mvuthu’s area last week claimed they had lost 1 343 domestic animals to hyenas, jackals and lions in the past eight months. https://www.newsday.co.zw/2018/04/stray-elephant-tramples-binga-man-to-death/ ------------------------------------- This news service is provided by Save the Elephants. For further information on elephants please see Save the Elephants' web site at http://www.savetheelephants.org ------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any news story. In addition, we do not endorse any of the views expressed therein. We simply try to represent fairly what is in the media on elephants. If a reader finds inaccuracies in an article, we are happy to circulate corrections, if these can be verified. -------------- *Recipients: You can manage your own subscriptions, including unsubscribing, subscribing, and changing your email address, all by clicking on the appropriate listserv link below. Also, if you feel you are receiving too many emails, you can sign up for the 'Daily Digest' option. Note that archived news stories are linked to at the top of each page.* African Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/african-elephant_elephantnews.org Asian Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/asian-elephant_elephantnews.org All Scientific Papers: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/allpapers_elephantnews.org