Zimbabwe will kill 200 elephants

Why in news

• To feed the hungry people, Zimbabwe's Wildlife Authority has decided to kill 200 elephants.
• There is a terrible drought in Zimbabwe.
• Due to this, there are no crops left to eat.
• According to Zimbabwe's Wildlife Authority, one of the reasons for killing elephants is to control their population
• Zimbabwe's forests have the capacity to handle 55 thousand elephants, but at present the number of elephants here is more than 84 thousand.

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Africa
• It borders Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa
• Capital – Harare
• Currency – Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD)