Officials in Zimbabwe believe there are now “more elephants than necessary” in the country, so the population will be “controlled.”
African countries are killing large wild animals to counter the effects of severe drought. Bild reported this on Saturday, September 14.
So, the Zimbabwean authorities will kill 200 elephants. The Ministry of Environment says there are now “more elephants than necessary” in the country.
The management of ZimParks Wildlife Park was tasked with selecting the animals that were killed. Officials said the move would help control the rapidly growing elephant population and make it easier to deal with the effects of the severe drought.
The head of the ZimParks reserve, Fulton Mangwanya, told AFP that authorities were aiming to remove 200 elephants in total. In total, about 100 thousand elephants live in Zimbabwe and the country is considered the second largest population of these animals after Botswana. The last time elephants were shot in Zimbabwe was in 1988.
In this regard, Namibia announced the destruction of 700 wild animals, including elephants and hippos, due to severe drought in recent decades. About 160 animals have been killed, the country’s environment ministry said.
This measure is designed to ease the consumption of water supplies and provide meat to thousands of people who are starving due to the drought. The government’s order has been heavily criticized by animal rights activists.
Zimbabwe and Namibia are among the group of countries in southern Africa that have declared a state of emergency due to drought.
It was previously known that Botswana was threatening Germany with elephants. The African country promises to send 20 thousand of these animals to Germany if Berlin introduces a ban or restriction on the import of trophies.
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