{"id":15267,"date":"2019-10-27T18:12:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15267"},"modified":"2019-10-27T18:12:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:12:46","slug":"55-elephants-starve-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/55-elephants-starve-to-death","title":{"rendered":"55 elephants starve to death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT least 55 elephants have died in the country\u2019s largest national park \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hwange_National_Park\">Hwange<\/a> National Park due to starvation caused by severe drought.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed the deaths and said more jumbos could succumb to the drought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is dire as elephants are dying from starvation and this is a big problem. We are desperately in need of water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, these animals perished near waterholes dotted around the Hwange National Park, which is a sign they travelled long distances to access water,\u201d said Mr Farawo.<\/p>\n<p>He said preliminary investigations had pointed out that at least 55 elephants had died due to lack of food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still carrying out investigations, but we are certain that at least 55 elephants have died from lack of food and water in the park, which holds the biggest elephant herd,\u201d said Mr Farawo.<\/p>\n<p>He said the national park\u2019s elephant population was about 50 000 and the large number was causing havoc in Hwange, as the animals are now forced to forage for food at nearby villages, causing human-wildlife conflict<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 people have died from elephant attacks in the past five years, according to Zimparks.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Farawo said the agency has been planning to provide the elephants with more water by drilling boreholes in Hwange because the existing ones have run dry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are plans of drilling more boreholes in the park to provide sustenance to the elephants but we are faced with a huge problem, which is lack of funds,\u201d said Mr Farawo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT least 55 elephants have died in the country\u2019s largest national park \u2014 Hwange National Park due to starvation caused by severe drought. 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