Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe to Proceed with Rare Elephant Cull
- Southern African nation last carried out elephant cull in 1988
- Zimbabwe suffering severe food shortages after brutal drought
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Zimbabwe will proceed with its first elephant cull in decades after the southern African nation suffered a severe drought, with plans to target around 200 from its herds of over 100,000.
“Culling elephants is a tough but humane choice,” Secretary for Information and Publicity Nick Mangwana said in a post on X. “It protects from prolonged suffering from thirst, starvation. It maintains ecosystem balance and ensures remaining wildlife thrives.”