TWENTY-TWO poachers were shot dead by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers since 2019 after the body adopted a shoot-to-kill policy.
Tinashe Farawo, the ZimParks spokesperson, said the authority recorded 111 shoot-out with poachers since 2019.
“The highest was in 2019 when we had 56 armed conducts,” Farawo said in an interview.
“From 2019, 22 poachers were shot dead.”
Farawo said at least 4,000 suspects were arrested during the same period.
“152 of these were foreigners,” he said.
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Farawo said they also recovered 94 rifles and 669 rounds of ammunition from the poachers.
“The highest was in 2020 when we recovered about 23 rifles,” he said.
“This year alone, we have already recovered eight rifles.
“This year, 2024, we have managed to recover about 10 rounds of ammunition.”