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Namibia Plans To Kill Elephants And Hippos And Distribute Meat Due To Severe Drought

Namibia plans to cull 723 animals, including elephant and zebras, as South Africa experiences one of the worst droughts in decades. (Credit: LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

Namibia said it will cull 723 animals — including 83 elephants and 40 hippos — and distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves amid one of the worst droughts in decades in southern Africa.

The animals will come from national parks and communal areas with "sustainable game numbers," Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said in a statement this week.

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