Zimbabwe is preparing to cull 200 elephants in response to a severe drought and rising ecological pressures, according to an ...

Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With ...

In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants.

The study did not track a continent-wide population tally because the various surveys employed different methodologies over ...

Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages while also tackling a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority ...

The mighty tusker, killed by a professional hunter, was one of 200 wild elephants culled in the past month on Zimbabwe government orders to feed people facing a life-or-death battle for food and ...

In late August 2024, Namibia announced plans to slaughter 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants—a number later raised to a staggering 1,002 ...

Zimbabwe has decided to cull 200 elephants following an earlier declaration of a national state of disaster caused by the drought. Photo: Marianne Botha/Farmer's Weekly Zimbabwe recently confirmed ...

Steve Boyes has been studying elephants with National Geographic for decades. In his latest expedition, he came across the ...

They have also claimed that they have more than enough elephants (in Zimbabwe’s statement it’s "too many elephants”) and that the cull will alleviate ongoing human-elephant conflict situations.

BINGA - In a controversial decision, Zimbabwe is set to cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages. The move will also allow the country to tackle a ...