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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages Dtrends

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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages Dtrends

HARARE: Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country’s wildlife authority said Friday. The country has “more elephants than it needed”, Zimbabwe’s environment minister said in parliament on Wednesday, … Read more

Namibia to cull 723 wild animals to provide relief amid severe drought Dtrends

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Namibia to cull 723 wild animals to provide relief amid severe drought Dtrends

Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across southern Africa, the environment ministry said. The cull will take place in parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies, … Read more