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.
Kenya is relocating 50 elephants from Mwea National Reserve due to overcrowding. The population of elephants there has increased from 50 to 156, causing the animals to wander into nearby villages.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has confirmed that five elephants have been killed in recent months on the Zambian side of Malawi’s Kasungu National Park in retaliation for crop raiding. But ...