Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities
Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water.
Elephants deserve the water more. They were there first and they aren't destroying the world.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The climate crisis is pushing elephants on a forced migration across borders in southern Africa in search of water, creating problems for national parks and conservation efforts.
“The carcass ratio suggests a high level of mortality which warrants further investigation as a potential warning sign for the health and stability of the elephant population,” the report stated.
This has been putting pressure on biodiversity and leading to clashes with local people as the animals breach human habitats in search of water.
“Elephants know no boundaries – they are moving in search of water and food,” said Tinashe Farawo, spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks).
Farawo added that buffaloes and “all types of animals present in the Hwange national park” were also leaving in large numbers.
In a bid to ease overpopulation in Hwange, authorities last year planned the transportation of elephants to other areas, such as Gonarezhou in south-east Zimbabwe, near the border with Mozambique.
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