A MAN from the Dete area in Hwange, Matabeleland North province, is admitted to St Patrick’s Hospital after he was attacked by a hyena last Thursday.
The victim, Wiseman Ngozo, was attacked by the hyena at around 8pm while walking back home in Mabaleni area under Chief Nelukoba.
“The attack was reported to the Hwange Rural District Council, which has assisted him to get medication. He sustained a fracture on the hand and also a wound on the face,” his wife, Gloria Shoko, said.
“He also complains of pain on the body, I think it’s because of the fight he had with the animal.”
She added: “However, he is recovering. They have put a plaster on his hand.
“He was bleeding profusely at the time he was taken to hospital and maybe that is why he is still weak.”
Shoko complained about an increase in the number of wild animals that include lions, which roam around communities in search of food and water.
“Wild animals are a serious problem here. Even lions roam around our community killing our goats,” she said.
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Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed receiving the report.
“Our problem remain that of overpopulation of wildlife, resulting in them spilling into communities,” Farawo said.
“We urge people to minimise walking at night because most of the attacks by animals happen at night and this is one of our campaigns to save lives.”
According to ZimParks, 18 people were killed mainly by lions, hyenas and crocodiles in the first quarter of 2025 in cases of human-wildlife conflict around Zimbabwe.
ZimParks said 32 people were injured, while 53 cattle and 85 goats were killed in the same period.
Last year, the country recorded 15 deaths and 43 injured in the first quarter.
