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Zimbabwe to cull elephants to tackle drought, food shortages

Mary Takawira, a villager, shows wilted maize crops in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March, 2024. REUTERS - Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority said this week.

The country has "more elephants than it needed", Zimbabwe's environment minister said in parliament on Wednesday, adding that the government had instructed the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) to begin the culling process.

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