Namibia: Why Is Namibia Going to Kill its Endangered Desert Elephants?

Namibia intends to “cull” 21 elephants in the dry north-west of the country where a small population of desert elephants roam

In a statement issued on Monday, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) said they plan to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, across the country and to distribute the meat to local people as a drought relief program.

The so-called cull will take place in national parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed…