MINISTRY of Tourism Permanent Secretary Evans Muhanga has dismissed claims that a rhino from the Mosi – O – Tunya National Park has been sold to private game owners. Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Rodney Sikumba says the country will likely see an increase in the cases of human and animal conflict. There have been rumours that government has sold a rhino to a private game rancher. This followed an incident where several tourism operators were complaining in the area that some tourists paid in advance to come and see the rhino but after arriving, found that it’s no longer there. In an interview, Muhanga explained that the rhino in question had been translocated to the Lusaka National Park in a bid...

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