HARARE – A game ranger has died two weeks after being attacked by a black rhino in the Save Conservancy, the parks and wildlife management authority said.
Knowledge Mudzimureka and another ranger were on a routine patrol tracking a different rhino on May 26 when they unexpectedly encountered a mother black rhino and its calf, ZimParks said.
“The rhino cow severely injured Knowledge, who sustained wounds to his abdomen, particularly his left lung as well as to his shoulder, head and knee,” the authority added.
Mudzimureka was evacuated by air ambulance to a private hospital in Harare but died on June 8 “after a two-week valiant fight for his life.”
ZimParks described the late ranger as a “valued member of our anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring team.”
Black rhinos are an endangered species in Zimbabwe with just over 600 animals. They are closely monitored by rangers to deter poachers.
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