Namibia is about to give up 170 elephants. This is because of pressure from drought and territorial conflict with humans. The pachyderms on sale would comprise the entire herds. This is done so in order to preserve the important social structure in elephant communities. The ministry declared that the elephants are being sold due to drought and an increase in numbers.
Wildlife Export
For exporting the buyers must ensure that CITES requirements are dealt with by both exporting and importing states for the trade to be authorised. The sparsely-populated semi-arid southern African country has been criticized recently. It is done for shooting elephants to control overpopulation. According to official estimates, Namibia is home to some 28,000 elephants. Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals including 600 buffalo, 150 springboks, 60 giraffes and 28 elephants.
Data source: Africa news
