At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe's biggest national park, authorities say.
At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe's biggest national park as a serious drought forces animals to stray into nearby communities in search of food and water, authorities said on Monday.
This is the worst drought in years in the southern African nation that also suffers from a collapsing economy. Massive food and water shortages have resulted. Overcrowding in Hwange contributes to the destruction of vegetation. The park can handle 15,000 elephants but currently has about 53,000, Farawo said.
"The single biggest threat to our animals now is loss of habitat," Farawo said."We have managed to significantly reduce poaching ... we were losing hundreds of elephants in past years, but last year we only lost not more than 20 to poaching."
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