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Zimbabwe: Elephants kill 60 people in five months

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Elvis Adjetey
Elvis Adjetey
Elvis Adjetey is an experienced African journalist who has worked with top media brands in Ghana where he is based.

At least 60 people have been killed by elephants in Zimbabwe this year.

Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana who took to twitter to make an announcement described the incident as sad topic.

“The issue of Human/Wildlife Conflict has become quite emotive. This year alone 60 Zimbabweans have lost their lives to elephants and 50 injured. In 2021, 72 lost their lives. Zimbabwe will hold an Elephant Summit this month.”

In one district, Bubi, the elephants “have devoured everything in the fields and are now moving into homesteads”, he wrote.

He also added that they are coming into conflict with humans, resulting in injured elephants that become “aggressive and uncontrollable”.

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It is estimated that there are 100,000 elephants in Zimbabwe, and that number is growing.

One wildlife expert, Tinashe Farawo, told the AFP news agency that the situation was likely to get worse.

“The threat is likely to increase as we move towards the dry season when the herds will be moving in search of water and food,” AFP quotes him as saying.

 

Botswana blames mysterious elephant deaths on cyanobacteria

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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