{"id":15797,"date":"2019-11-11T19:56:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15797"},"modified":"2019-11-11T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:56:09","slug":"zimbabwe-prepares-massive-elephant-rescue-as-drought-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-prepares-massive-elephant-rescue-as-drought-worsens","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Prepares Massive Elephant Rescue as Drought Worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities will relocate as many as 600 elephants and other game from the drought-stricken south of the country in one of the biggest rescue operations to date.<\/p>\n

The animals are being relocated from \u201cthe southern area of Chiredzi and other conservancies, which have been badly affected by drought,\u201d Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said by phone. Chiredzi is in the southeast of the country, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the border with Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe, which has an estimated 80,000 elephants — the most in the region after Botswana — has lost 105 of them due to drought this year, Farawo said.<\/p>\n

Other animals that will be moved include two prides of lions, a pack of wild dogs, 2,000 impala antelope, and 14 giraffes. \u201cWe intend to start the operation once the rainy season has ended,\u201d Farawo said.<\/p>\n

Zimparks<\/a> doesn\u2019t receive state funding, but finances its operations through wildlife sales.<\/p>\n

Read more: The Elephant in the Room: What to Do When You Have Too Many?<\/p>\n

To contact the reporter on this story: Godfrey Marawanyika in Harare at gmarawanyika@bloomberg.net<\/p>\n

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Gordon Bell at gbell16@bloomberg.net, Hilton Shone, Alastair Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities will relocate as many as 600 elephants and other game from the drought-stricken south of the country in one of the biggest rescue operations to date. 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