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Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife

By Associated Press | Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 9:05 a.m.

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In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, an elephant walks next to a carcass of another elephant in an almost dry pool that used to be a perennial water supply in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Elephants, zebras, hippos, impalas, buffaloes and many other wildlife are stressed by lack of food and water in the park, whose very name comes from the four pools of water normally filled by the flooding Zambezi River each rainy season, and where wildlife traditionally drink. The word “mana” means four in the Shona language. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ▲
In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, an elephant feeds on hay provided by the Food Mana project in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Wardens and wildlife lovers are trucking in food to help the distressed animals. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ▲
In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, a bird stands on a sun-baked pool that used to be a perennial water supply in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Elephants, zebras, hippos, impalas, buffaloes and many other wildlife are stressed by lack of food and water in the park, whose very name comes from the four pools of water normally filled by the flooding Zambezi River each rainy season, and where wildlife traditionally drink. The word “mana” means four in the Shona language. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ▲
In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, an elephant feeds on leaves from a tree in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Wardens and wildlife lovers are trucking in food to help the distressed animals. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ▲
In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, the carcass of a Buffalo lies on the edges of a sun baked pool that used to be a perennial water supply in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Elephants, zebras, hippos, impalas, buffaloes and many other wildlife are stressed by lack of food and water in the park, whose very name comes from the four pools of water normally filled by the flooding Zambezi River each rainy season, and where wildlife traditionally drink. The word “mana” means four in the Shona language. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ▲
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MANA POOLS — A severe drought in Zimbabwe has caused the deaths of more than 105 elephants and many other wildlife.

Elephants, zebras, hippos, impalas, buffaloes and many other wildlife are stressed by lack of food and water in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park, where wardens and wildlife lovers are trucking in food to help the distressed animals.

Many desperate animals are straying from Zimbabwe’s parks into nearby communities in search of food and water.

Mana Pools, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its splendid setting along the Zambezi River, annually experiences hot, dry weather at this time of year. But this year it’s far worse as a result of poor rains last year. Even the river’s flow has reduced and the drought parching southern Africa is also affecting people.

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