WINDHOEK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across southern Africa, the environment ministry said.

The cull will take place in parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies, it said in a statement issued on Monday.

Southern Africa is facing its worst drought in decades, with Namibia having exhausted 84% of its food reserves last month, according to the United Nations. Nearly half of Namibia’s population is expected to experience high levels of food insecurity in the coming months.

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  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    The country also plans to cull 30 hippos and 60 buffalo, as well as 50 impala, 100 blue wildebeest, 300 zebra and 100 eland.

    Climate crisis is getting a lot more dire than it had been. Please do what you can to help. I don’t like depressing articles like this, but it’s important to be aware and informed. Fuck.

    Also, today I learned the word eland. They’re hoofed animals that look sorta like deer.