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Authorities consider mass killing of mammoth mammals to reduce growing numbers, but conservationists warn of risks.

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Every year since 1991, Zimbabwe sells permits to hunt 500 elephants. Photo: Christopher Scott/Getty Images As summer draws to a close, many of Zimbabwe’s elephants will be shot on cameras.  But some will be shot fatally, by guns. After an unscheduled pause in 2020 thanks to the pandemic, fresh hunting permits are being issued, putting the controversial practice of trophy hunting back in the crosshairs.   ‘We have to pay our staff’ Every year since 1991, Zimbabwe sells permits to hunt 5...

Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the country’s wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said elephant hunting was allowed during the country’s April to October rainy season. He said revenues from the controversial activity would be particularly important this year due to the economic setbacks of coronavirus. “We got the author...

Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the countrys wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said elephant hunting was allowed during the countrys April to October rainy season. He said revenues from the controversial activity would be particularly important this year due to the economic setbacks of coronavirus. "We got the authority to h...

Zimbabwe Is Apparently Selling Rights To Hunt 500 Endangered Elephants To Raise Money For National Parks Indiatimes 4 hours ago © Provided by Indiatimes Facing cash crunch from the loss of tourism due to COVID-19, Zimbabwe has announced it will soon start selling rights to shoot 500 endangered elephants this year.   The move shockingly comes only weeks after the animals were listed as endangered.  © Provided by Indiatimes Godong/Universal Images Group Parks and Wildlife Management Aut...

Zimbabwe sells rights to hunt endangered elephants Updated AFP SIMON MAINA / AFP Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the countrys wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP elephant hunting was allowed during the countrys April to October rainy season. He said revenues from the controversial activity would be particularly impo...

Stewart Perrie 12:46 AM, April 26 2021 GMT+1 Zimbabwe is set to soon allow up to 500 elephants to be killed by hunters in a move to boost tourism. The African country has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic and has been looking at ways to bring in more tourists now that restrictions are easing. One of the options that will soon be brought in is selling hunting rights to animal killers. Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told CNN the plan...

Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the country's wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after the animals were listed as endangered.

Zimbabwe to sell hunting rights for endangered elephants CNN 2 hrs ago By Columbus Mavhunga, CNN © MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/AFP via Getty Images A herd of African elephants is pictured on November 17, 2012 in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. AFP PHOTO MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images) Zimbabwe will "soon" start selling rights to shoot as many as 500 elephants this year, the country announced this week. Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for t...