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Namibia's Call to Cull Wildlife for Food Sparks Concerns

Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, as part of a drought relief program to distribute meat to local communities.

The so-called cull will take place in national parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies amid the ongoing drought. The cull will involve the killing of 21 elephants living in a small isolated desert-adapted population.

The removal of even a few elephants is argued by conservationists to threaten their survival and disrupt ecosystems.

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Desert elephants at the Huab River in Namibia (file photo).

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