(see related) (ANSA) - Padua, March 14 - A father and son
who were shot dead by guards in a nature reserve in Zimbabwe on
Sunday were undertaking anti-poaching activities at the time,
investigative sources said Monday.
Claudio and Massimiliano Chiarelli are said to have been
volunteering on behalf of staff rangers in the Mana Pools' park
in the north of the country when they were allegedly mistaken
for poachers.
Investigations into the shooting are underway and a
preliminary report is expected on Tuesday.
Claudio, a professional hunter, was born in Libya and spent
a period of time in Tuscany before moving to Zimbabwe in the
early 1980s with his Paduan wife.
Their son Massimiliano was born in the southern African
country.
Italians killed in Zimbabwe on anti-poaching mission
Father and son volunteering on behalf of Mana Pools rangers