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Former Zimbabwe poacher turns conservationist amid climate change

In Zimbabwe’s wildlife-rich but poverty-stricken Chiredzi district, an ex-poacher recently released from prison now preaches the gospel of conservation. But increasing conflict between humans and animals, in large part due to climate change, is making that task difficult.

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