Rangers in South Africa’s biggest wildlife park are to kill about 350 hippos and buffaloes threatened by the impact of a severe drought. The national parks service says the numbers of hippos and buffaloes in Kruger national park, about 8,000 and 47,000 respectively, are at their highest-ever levels. Isaac Phaahla, a spokesperson for South African National Parks said the drought had caused a shortage of food for the animals, though there was sufficient water. The southern Africa drought has been called the worst in 35 years. Water restrictions have been imposed in major cities in South Africa and millions of people are threatened by food shortages in neighbouring countries.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 17:36 UTC