Namibia to sell 170 live elephants

Windhoek (AFP) Dec 3, 2020

Namibia is putting 170 live elephants up for sale to curb rising tusker populations under pressure from drought and territorial conflict with humans. An advertisement for the sale of 170 "high value" elephants was carried Wednesday by a state-owned daily newspaper, New Era. The ministry says the elephants are being sold "due to drought and increase in elephant numbers coupled with human-