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Zimbabwe Plans Controversial Culling of 50 Elephants

6/5/2025

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Zimbabwe is taking a controversial step to manage its elephant population, planning to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, where the current count of 2,550 far exceeds the sustainable limit of 800. The meat will be shared with local communities, as ZimParks strives to balance ecosystem health with adherence to the global ivory trade ban.

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Story summary

Zimbabwe is taking a controversial step to manage its elephant population, planning to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, where the current count of 2,550 far exceeds the sustainable limit of 800. The meat will be shared with local communities, as ZimParks strives to balance ecosystem health with adherence to the global ivory trade ban.