200 elephants will be killed in Zimbabwe and meat will be distributed: Decision taken due to the biggest famine in 40 years, 6.8 crore people are facing food crisis

To deal with hunger in Zimbabwe, the government has ordered the killing of elephants. According to news agency Reuters, 200 elephants will be killed in 4 districts of Zimbabwe and their meat will be distributed among different communities. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority has confirmed this.

Actually, Zimbabwe is facing the biggest drought problem in the last 4 decades. Due to this, almost half of the population of the country is facing food crisis. The entire crop of the country has been destroyed due to the drought caused by El Nino. In such a situation, more than 6 crore 80 lakh people of Zimbabwe are facing food shortage.

The aim is also to reduce the number of elephants in the country. Park and Wildlife Authority spokesperson Farawo said that the other motive behind killing elephants is to reduce the number of elephants in Zimbabwe’s parks. Actually, about 1 lakh elephants live in Zimbabwe. However, the parks here have space to keep only 55 thousand elephants.

Due to the drought, there is a possibility of increasing difficulty in maintaining a balance between the citizens and elephants of the country. Last year, 50 people were killed in elephant attacks in Zimbabwe. Earlier in 1988, elephants were slaughtered in Zimbabwe and their meat was sold in this manner.

Zimbabwe is seeking permission to sell elephant tusks. Last month, in the African country Namibia, 83 elephants were slaughtered and their meat was distributed among the people to deal with drought. Zimbabwe, famous for the protection of elephants, has long been seeking permission from the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to sell elephants and their tusks.

Apart from Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are also included in this demand. Actually, the highest population of elephants in the world lives in Botswana. Zimbabwe is next. Due to the increasing number of elephants, people’s lives are in danger here. They crush crops as well as small children that come in their way.

Zimbabwe has elephant tusks worth Rs 5000 crore. However, its trade is banned. In such a situation, getting permission to sell elephant tusks can give the citizens here another way to earn money.

Botswana’s President Mokgwetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany. He has said, “The people of Germany should also experience living with elephants, as they are asking us to do. We want to give this gift to Germany and we will not hear ‘no’.”