Zimbabwe's elephant population is estimated at around 100,000, nearly double the land’s capacity. The country hasn’t culled elephants in close to four decades.

“Zimbabwe has more elephants than we need” and more than its forests can support, Environment Minister Sithembiso Nyoni told lawmakers in Mount Hampden, north of the capital Harare, on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe has reportedly authorized the killing of elephants due to a drought caused by a strong El Nino. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File photo The 2023–24 El Niño formed in June 2023 and lasted ...

Hwange is home to around 45,000 elephants along with more than 100 other mammal species and 400 bird species. Zimbabwe’s rainy season once started reliably in October and ran through to March.

Zimbabwe has announced that dozens of its elephants will be killed to control the population size and the meat from the carcasses will be distributed to people. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife ...

Zimbabwe said Monday it would allow the killing of 200 elephants so that their meat can be distributed among needy communities, while in Namibia the killing of more than 700 wild animals ...

Hwange is home to around 45,000 elephants along with more than 100 other mammal species and 400 bird species. Zimbabwe's rainy season once started reliably in October and ran through to March.

(CNN) — Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger ...

The Namibian government last month approved the culling of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, 300 zebras and 100 elands, among others.

Zimbabwe’s elephant population is estimated at around 100,000, nearly double the land’s capacity. The country hasn’t culled elephants in close to four decades.

Zimbabwe’s collaring project may offer a way forward. Sixteen elephants, mostly matriarchs, have been fitted with GPS collars, allowing rangers to track entire herds by following their leaders.