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The deaths of an estimated 100 elephants in the Hwange National Park is being linked to poor park maintenance, amid warnings that Zimbabwe’s wildlife is facing a serious disaster.

Poachers in Zimbabwe have poisoned waterholes in five game reserves to kill animals, say wildlife officials.

This daring British wildlife photographer is shown taking a dip with a herd of wild elephants, who are crossing a river delta in Zimbabwe

During the drought of 91/92, a number of juvenile elephants were captured in Gonarezhou National Park and moved to the Chiredzi River Conservancy in order to save them from starvation. There are now approximately 70 of these elephants which have been under constant pressure from land invaders over the past 11 years but have learnt to co-exist with them.

From fresh reports of illegal hunting in Zimbabwe, it would appear as though the poachers are adamant on wiping out all wildlife and as long as the authorities, whose job is to protect the natural resource neglect to fulfil their mandate, the country’s wildlife will surely continue to diminish.