The Malawi government through the ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has warned park officials who help poachers to kill wild animals that they will face consequences.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of newly trained park rangers, Principal Secretary in the ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Kester Kaphaizi said Malawi is losing a lot of money due to the decrease in number of tourists visiting the parks.
He said the decrease has come about because there are few animals in the parks. The principal secretary disclosed that elephants have decreased from 4000 to 2000 in Malawi’s parks.
Kaphaizi further said that government will bring to book all officers perpetrating poaching in parks of the country.
During the ceremony 28 officers graduated from Liwonde National Park, with expectations of having more in three months time.
Earlier this year, President Peter Mutharika launched the anti-poaching campaign aimed at sensitizing the public on then need to stop killing animals in parks.
The campaign has witnessed Mutharika and diplomats speaking out against poaching and other wildlife crimes.
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and what are the tough punishments? you forgot to tell us
that’s good and that’s what l was looking for..we call born free and die free. that’s wild animals
what about killings of people with albnism?meaning animals are more valued than people living with albnism.No sense at all
Why not punish those one there are killing albino why !!!!!! This goverment so stupid !!!!! Shit what president done of all ppl killed #Malawi is fuckd up now
ZAMKUTU basi nanga opha anzathu alubino?
Not Albinism stupit Gvt
Those killing animals will be punished how abt those that are killing albinos like animals?.Yet they are also human beings musatinyasepo apa atandaibwe inu control the lives of albinos first not animals
instead of dealing wif those killing albino’s,tat point smells wackerness
Good,punish them.
What about albinos
ine napha sikizi nyumba yonse so what
even me I will punish yur animals and I have 3 cases which are running in court njovu ikuyankha mlandu ogona mubafa mwanga ndposo ndionesesa ndngiswayo asaone nkhope pamlanduwu nyama zikudelera kwambr
Kkk Usayiwale Dziko Lilimmanja Mwagalu
Not people with albinism kkkk Malawi?
The heaven father may help you o and punish hence you don’t mind about your people but animals eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!wat z animal after o?shame on u
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