The gentle giants killed by devastating Zimbabwe drought: Calfs lie dead after more than 160 elephants die as a result of devastating conditions – and it’s feared more will follow

The gentle giants killed by devastating Zimbabwe drought: Calfs lie dead after more than 160 elephants die as a result of devastating conditions – and it’s feared more will follow

Heart-rending images have laid bare the devastation wrought on Zimbabwe’s elephant population amid a brutal drought last year – with experts fearing more deaths could follow. Around 160 of the gentle giants perished in a matter of weeks in the country’s Hwange national park, which did not experience a single drop of rain between February […]

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A HUNDRED elephants die in Zimbabwe drought with babies and elderly most likely to succumb as conservationists sound the alarm on climate change

A HUNDRED elephants die in Zimbabwe drought with babies and elderly most likely to succumb as conservationists sound the alarm on climate change

At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe because of drought, with the most being babies and elderly as conservationists warned about the impacts of climate change. The tragic deaths occurred in Zimbabwe’s largest national park, Hwange National Park, due to an extended dry season, Authorities warned that more could die as forecasts suggest a […]

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Elephants killed by drought disaster: Dozens of the creatures die of thirst at Zimbabwe national park as watering holes dry up

Elephants killed by drought disaster: Dozens of the creatures die of thirst at Zimbabwe national park as watering holes dry up

Dozens of elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe’s popular Hwange National Park, and conservationists fear losing more as a drought caused by climate change and the El Niño global weather pattern dries up watering holes. Harrowing images showed the exhausted carcasses of elephants lying on the ground, dried out in the sun on hard […]

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