Zimbabwe’s wildlife authority has announced that the country will cull 200 elephants as it faces severe drought conditions and food shortages. The decision is also aimed…
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Six elephants escaped from South Africa’s renowned Kruger National Park on Wednesday by crossing a river, according to park officials. Efforts are currently underway to safely…
One of the world’s oldest elephants has died on an Indian tea plantation at an estimated age of 89, its handlers said Tuesday. Although the elephant’s…
In an unexpected attack on farmers harvesting their crop in a community in the Macomia region of northern Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, elephants killed five…
Namibia on Friday said it will go ahead with plans to auction 170 high value wild elephants on January 29 The Namibian government is selling the…
Namibia’s Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism has concluded plans to sell off 170 “high value” wild elephants due to drought and increase in the mammals’…
Botswana, the country with the largest number of elephants in the world, says it is sending thousands of the mammals back to neighbouring Angola to reduce…
Zimbabwe’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks blames cyanobacteria for the deaths of over 300 elephants this year. Cyril Taolo, deputy director of the Department, told…
More elephants have been discovered dead in Zimbabwe, a wildlife agency said on Wednesday. The carcasses of the elephants were discovered near a major game park,…
Zimbabwe has ruled out poaching and cyanide poisoning as cause of the deaths of 11 young elephants found dead in a game reserve. Carcasses of the…