The hunting will take place in areas such as Hwange National Park in the country’s arid west.
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 southern African countries.
Hwange has more than 45,000 elephants, but now has the capacity to sustain only 15,000, Mr Farawo said. The country’s overall population of about 100,000 elephants is double what the country’s national parks can sustain, park officials say. “Indeed Zimbabwe has more elephants than we need, more elephants than our forestry can accommodate,” Ms Nyoni said.
“This is necessary and is in line with our constitutional mandate where our natural resources are used for the benefit of Namibian citizens,” environment department spokesman Romeo Muyunda said.Botswana, which is between Zimbabwe and Namibia, has the world’s largest elephant population at 130,000, but unlike its two neighbouring countries, it has not talked about slaughtering its elephants to feed its people.
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