Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken ...

Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades.

Zimbabwe park officials said in December that at least 100 elephants had died in Hwange due to drought. The Namibian government last month approved the culling of 723 animals, including 83 ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in ...

The culls have drawn criticism from animal rights activists and conservationists. Environment Minister Sithembiso Nyoni told parliamentarians last week that “Zimbabwe has more elephants than we ...

Elephant numbers exceed what Zimbabwe's ecosystem can support in a nation experiencing a drought that is expected to leave millions of people at risk of hunger.