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Zimbabwe to Cull 50 Elephants and Distribute Meat Amid Overpopulation Crisis
- Zimbabwe announced on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, that it will cull 50 elephants at Save Valley Conservancy to reduce overpopulation and distribute the meat locally.
- The cull follows a 2024 aerial survey revealing 2,550 elephants in Save Valley, more than triple the reserve's 800-elephant carrying capacity.
- Over the past five years, Zimbabwe has relocated 200 elephants to various parks, and in 2024, it carried out a significant culling of 200 elephants—the largest reduction in population since the late 1980s—due to severe drought and food scarcity.
- ZimParks announced that meat from the culled elephants will be given to nearby communities, while the tusks will be retained by the state and turned over to the parks authority for safekeeping; authorities also reported the seizure of 230 kilograms of ivory linked to related arrests.
- The cull aims to manage elephant overpopulation amid environmental stresses, but it has drawn criticism due to elephants’ tourism value and ongoing global ivory trade bans.
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The authorities justify the shooting of the animals with population control and support from the locals.
At least 50 elephants will be killed in Zimbabwe – in an attempt to control a growing population. “Not a first choice,” writes the reserve on whose land the hunt will take place.
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