Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30 minute program from the Voice of America. I'm Ashley Thompson.

And I'm Mario Ritter Jr. This program is designed for English learners so we speak a little slower and we use words and phrases

especially written for people learning English.

On today's program, you will hear about a man in Zimbabwe who changed to become a

conservationist.

Ben, Animeteo, to become a conservationist.

Then, Anamato and Andrew Smith bring us the Health and Lifestyle Report

about ways to help people with ADHD.

Finally, Andrew and Jill Robbins have the lesson of the day.

But first...

A Zimbabwean who formerly hunted animals illegally is now in a program that turns such poachers

into protectors of wildlife.

47-year-old Timbana Chaco Mastick grew up hunting, a tradition in his community.

He also planted crops and raised farm animals or livestock.

But dry weather conditions made farming less profitable.

So he turned to illegal hunting, also cold poaching.

Then last year he got caught.

Mastick had poached some small game from Savay Valley Conservancy.

It is one of the largest private game reserves in Africa.

Mastick was jailed for nearly three months. Now he is in a program that aims to turn poachers into

conservationists. Recently Mastick was with a group of men. They found the den of some hyenas that had recently

attacked livestock.

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