The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down on dangerous cross-species encounters.

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August ...

Drought has scorched much of the Midwest and Great Plains for the last four years. It has destroyed crops and sparked wildfires. Wildlife is also reckoning with the dry conditions – which can ...

A drastic measure. Namibia's government is taking drastic measures to mitigate the consequences of the drought. Scores of wild animals are at risk of dying of thirst due to acute water shortages ...

A controversial wild animal cull has begun in Namibia, initiated by the government in response to the country's worst drought in decades and rising human-wildlife conflicts.. The cull, which has ...

The economic costs of drought could rise by more than one-third in the next 10 years without urgent reforms to water policies ...

Namibia will kill more than 700 wild animals and distribute meat to those struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. CNN values your feedback 1.

Wildlife officials have hauled 122,000 gallons of water to support the animals since December, but say relocation is necessary to ensure long-term survival amid worsening climate conditions.

Australian feedlots have prided themselves for decades on providing a vital drought mitigation tool during tough seasons, but ...

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, Nevada — Nevada is taking action to preserve its state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep, by relocating part of a herd based in Southern Nevada.