Other African countries, especially Kenya, are opposed to any sale of ivory. They say the funds raised from the ivory sales would be used for conservation and ease congestion in the drought-affected parks. The two southern African countries say they are struggling to cope with the booming numbers of elephants and are pressing to be allowed to sell their stockpile of ivory tusks that have been seized from poachers. Michael Bernard Walsh, a vet from Cape Town, was charged at by the 'tuskless' female elephant at the park (file image) The two countries have the world's largest elephant populations. Zimbabwe has an estimated 85,000 elephants and Botswana has more than 130,000. Like other parks in Zimbabwe, Mana Pools experiences hot, dry weather at this time of the year, limiting food and water sources for the thousands of elephants, lions, buffaloes, zebras, wild dogs, hyenas, zebras, elands and other animals.Īs a result, the animals make forays into neighbouring human communities in search of water, crops and livestock for food, said Farawo. More than 40 people have died from such conflicts in parks and other rural areas in Zimbabwe so far this year, said Farawo. Zimbabwe's national parks and environmental groups are reporting increasing cases of conflict between humans and wildlife in recent years. 'For some unknown reason' an elephant bull charged from about 130 yards away and seized the man and killed him. Clever Kapandura (pictured), an operations coordinator for the Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit, was killed by an elephant earlier this week in Zimbabwe
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