Zimbabwe: Hyenas terrorise Bulilima villagers

Source: Hyenas terrorise Bulilima villagers – The Southern Eye Villagers in ward 16, Dombodema, Bulilima district in Matabeleland South are losing livestocks to hyenas that are preying domestic animals in the area. Ward 16 councillor Fortune Dube told Southern Eye that they suspect the hyena’s could be coming from Botswana since their area is located near the Zimbabwe-Botswana border. “Our goats are being attacked at night by the hyenas. We suspect that the wild animals are coming from Mapouka which is an area on the Botswana side. They started terrorising us in January by breaking into our kraals. At times they kill three goats per night at one homestead,’’ Dube said. He said the owner would see blood and try to trace it and find remains of the goats in the bush. “This happens in homesteads where there are no dogs. My neighbour has since lost five goats, twice with the latest being last week. Another one also lost three goats recently,’’ he said Dube noted that jackals are also ...