More bad news for elephants in Zimbabwe after my most recent story about baby elephants being shipped to Chinese zoos. Zimbabwe's elephants are dying out due to drought and a lack of help in building solar wells and finding solutions to deal with the drought. Speaking with Zimbabwe Conservationist Trevor Lane, the problem with the current solar wells in place is the influx of elephants from neighbouring Botswana who have come to Zimbabwe because of drought putting further pressures on Zimbabwe's elephants. More elephants fighting for limited resources spells disaster and it has in fact lead to the deaths of Zimbabwe's elephants. As Trevor pointed out, these methods of providing water to Zimbabwe's elephants isn't new, but there are new challenges with more elephants coming over looking for water. Obviously, an increase in the population means there needs to be an increase in production of these solar wells and other resources made available to the drought stricken elephants.
Zimbabwe's elephants face many perils in the wild including poaching, trophy hunting,live exportation, and drought. It's imperative that the work of Trevor and other conservationists in Zimbabwe be successful in protecting elephants from further endangerment. Head to the link at the top of this page to the original story from World Animal News where you can find out more about how you can help Zimbabwe's elephants!
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