HARARE — Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after its worst drought in four decades, the wildlife authorities said on Sept 17. The El Nino-induced drought wiped out crops in southern Africa, impacting 68 million people and causing food shortages across the region.
More than 200,000 elephants are estimated to live in a conservation area spread over five southern African countries. PHOTO: REUTERSHARARE — Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after its worst drought in four decades, the wildlife authorities said on Sept 17.
"We can confirm that we are planning to cull about 200 elephants across the country. We are working on modalities on how we are going to do it," Tinashe Farawo, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority spokesman, told Reuters.The cull, the first in the country since 1988, will take place in Hwange, Mbire, Tsholotsho and Chiredzi districts. It follows neighbouring Namibia's decision in August to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people impacted by the drought.
Farawo said the culling is also part of the country's efforts to decongest its parks, which can only sustain 55,000 elephants. Zimbabwe is home to over 84,000 elephants."It's an effort to decongest the parks in the face of drought. The numbers are just a drop in the ocean because we are talking of 200 , and we are sitting on plus 84,000, which is big," he said.
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