Wire snares continue to kill wildlife around Hwange, despite crackdown

Wire snares continue to kill wildlife around Hwange, despite crackdown

Pic supplied by Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust By Nokuthaba Dlamini Figures from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) show that 1 760 wire snares were recovered in Hwange National Park and the Victoria Falls area in 2024. In the first ten months of 2025, a further 1 048 snares were removed, underscoring the persistence of illegal snaring in one of southern Africa’s most important conservation landscapes. ZimParks says…