{"id":66684,"date":"2022-09-25T17:13:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T15:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/lion-killed-after-attacking-a-mbire-man"},"modified":"2022-09-25T19:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T17:31:44","slug":"lion-killed-after-attacking-a-mbire-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/lion-killed-after-attacking-a-mbire-man","title":{"rendered":"Lion Killed After Attacking A Mbire Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has killed a lion after it attacked a 60-year-old Mbire man on Friday, according to ZBC News.<\/p>\n<p>James Zingundu of Angwa, Mbire district died on Friday morning following an attack as he was walking from one village to another.<\/p>\n<p>Mbire resident James Vhadhiyo told the ZBC News that Zingundu was searching for construction material at around 6 am on Friday when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>ZIMPARKS and Mbire Rural District Council reacted and killed the lion with ZIMPARKS spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo confirming the incident. He is quoted as saying:<\/p>\n<p>I can confirm an unfortunate incident in which a Mbire villager was mauled by a lion. It\u2019s unfortunate more lives continue to be lost. The Zimparks reaction team was on the ground and it managed to eliminate the problem animal. We are encouraging our communities to remain calm; we are on the ground. We continue to do our campaigns to say let\u2019s minimise movement at night.<\/p>\n<p>This year alone, 35 people lost their lives due to wildlife with the growing elephant population being one of the major causes of human-wildlife conflict.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has killed a lion after it attacked a 60-year-old Mbire man on Friday, according to ZBC News. James Zingundu of Angwa, Mbire district died on Friday morning following an attack as he was walking from one village to another. 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