Q. Recently, which country has announced plans to cull 200 elephants due to severe drought?
Answer:
Zimbabwe
Notes: Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to help feed communities facing severe hunger due to the worst drought in 40 years.
The El Niño-induced drought affected 68 million people in southern Africa, causing widespread food shortages. The cull, the first since 1988, will occur in Hwange, Mbire, Tsholotsho, and Chiredzi districts, and follows Namibia’s recent cull of 83 elephants. The culling aims to provide food and reduce the elephant population, which exceeds the parks' capacity of 55,000. Zimbabwe has over 84,000 elephants and has been advocating for the reopening of ivory trade to manage its $600,000 worth of stockpiles.