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Namibia is planning to Cull over 700 wild animals including 83 elephants and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves apart from elephants Namibia will also call 30 hippos 60 buffalos 50 Impala 100 blue vist and 300 zebras and 100 elant now the southern African nation is facing its worst drought in decades the United Nations says that Namibia last month had exhausted 84 % of its food reserves namibia's environment Ministry says that the drought has seen an increase in human Wildlife conflict and the culling will take place in areas with high levels of friction particularly with elephants southern Africa is home to one of the largest elephant populations worldwide animal rights activists have however raised concerns about the culling they say it has been undertaken without an assessment of the economic or environmental impact

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