Animals kill seven people in seven weeks, says Malawi wildlife park

New managers of Liwonde national park say elephants and crocodiles have killed three poachers inside, and four people outside, the unfenced park

Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in separate incidents over a seven-week period in and around a wildlife park in Malawi, the park's managers said.

African Parks, a Johannesburg-based group, attributed the deaths in Liwonde national park primarily to the fact the reserve is unfenced and also because poachers are illegally entering the park. The park's 80-mile (129km) perimeter will be fenced, which will take 18 months, according to the non-profit group.