Tag: Namibia

  • Why is Namibia culling elephants and hippos for meat? | Wildlife News

    Why is Namibia culling elephants and hippos for meat? | Wildlife News

    —

    by

    in

    More than 700 wild animals, including hippos and elephants, are being culled in Namibia’s game parks to provide meat for the country’s hungry, the government has said, as the arid Southern African region battles its worst drought in 100 years. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the situation in the country as…