Some 1.4 million people are experiencing 'acute food insecurity,' officials say.
Namibia has announced that it will cull 723 wild animals to feed parts of its population as it grapples with its, Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said a total of 723 animals are set to be culled: 30 hippos, 60 buffalo, 50 impalas, 100 blue wildebeests, 300 zebras, 83 elephants, and 100 eland.
The culling is expected to produce tens of thousands of kilos of game meat, the announcement said, which the Namibian government’s drought relief program will allocate to people struggling with food insecurity. MORE: North America experienced an unprecedented 'hot drought' in the last century, new research shows
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