The Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has confirmed reports of hyenas prowling Shurugwi South, which have reportedly killed livestock in the area.

Parks and Wildlife spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo, told the ZBC News that parks rangers are tracking down the animals with a view to eliminating them.

“We encourage communities to give u as much information as possible and we will react within the shortest possible time.

“This is a very unfortunate incident where people are losing their livelihoods to these animals and this is a result of over-population of our animals,” he said.

Human-wildlife conflicts occur around the edges of protected areas where there are high human and wild animal interactions.

Observers have proposed that a multi-action approach be considered for adoption which include: (i) proper land use planning which zones key areas for livestock vs. wildlife production systems to reduce competition and overlap of interests and (ii) prompt, constant maintenance and repair of game fence especially along the western part of the conservancy.

-State Media