Namibia, like many African countries, suffers from severe drought and its residents, especially in rural areas, lack water and food.
Namibian authorities will shoot wild animals to distribute their meat to local residents. The Times of India writes about this on Tuesday, August 27.
Specifically, the Ministry of Environment plans to kill 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippopotamus, 60 buffalo, 300 zebra and various types of antelope. The extermination of the animals will be carried out in parks and public places, where, according to the authorities, there are many of them.
Under the same program, professional hunters and companies contracted by the government have already killed 157 large herbivores. Local residents received more than 56 tons of meat.
The environment ministry said competition between humans and animals for food and water is increasing amid the country’s drought.
According to the UN, approximately 68 million Africans are on the brink of famine due to drought in the southern part of the African continent. In the past month, Namibia has depleted its food reserves by 84%.
Meanwhile, African forest elephants are on the brink of extinction, and the common elephant is listed as endangered on the International Red List of Threatened Species. In the past, these animals were considered “weak.”
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Source: korrespondent
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