Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades.

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), a Zimbabwean organization that promotes responsible management of natural ...

Zimbabwe plans to slaughter 200 elephants to support communities hit by a severe drought, the worst in four decades. The ...

Zimbabwe will proceed with its first elephant cull in decades after the southern African nation suffered a severe drought, ...

Elephant numbers exceed what Zimbabwe's ecosystem can support in a nation experiencing a drought that is expected to leave millions of people at risk of hunger.

Zimbabwe is considering culling elephants for the first time since 1988 and using the meat to feed people who have been ...

Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken ...

The wildlife body says the cull was necessary as the country was struggling to cope with an overpopulation of elephants along ...

In response to one of the worst droughts in decades, Zimbabwe has authorized the culling of 200 elephants to help address ...

Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, ...

Both culls faced criticism from conservationists and animal rights groups. But with Zimbabwe's elephant population estimated at 84,000, the cull will be a "drop in the ocean", Zimbabwe Parks and ...

Zimbabwe is home to more than 84,000 elephants, Farawo said, around double its “capacity of 45,000,” he added. Zimbabwe’s elephant population is the second-largest in the world, exceeded only by ...