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Seal culling in Namibia is a contentious issue, with animal rights groups opposing the practice as brutal, but the government supporting it and claiming the brown fur seal population may damage the fishing industry which is strategic to the Namibian economy. Seal harvesting in Namibia targets 86,000 seal pups and 6,000 adult bulls. [when?
Namibia will cull more than 700 animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to people impacted by severe drought in the southern African country.
Southern Africa is facing its worst drought in decades, with Namibia having exhausted 84% of its food. Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to ...
In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants .
While a government-initiated study found seal colonies consume more fish than the entire fishing industry can catch, [88] animal protection society Seal Alert South Africa estimated less than 0.3% losses to commercial fisheries. [86] Hunting is done from July to November [86] on two places, Cape Cross and Atlas Bay, and in the past at Wolf Bay ...
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Using game hunting as a conservation tool has negative perceptions that impose harsh restrictions across several different countries in Africa. Some of the activities that promote hunting bans include canned hunting, shooting young or uncommon animals, shooting from vehicles, use of bait, spotlights and hounds are all hunting practices that ...
The policy of trophy hunting has been adopted in 23 sub-Saharan African countries. The income generated in total in Africa is quoted to be USD 201 million/year, derived from about 18,500 international hunting clients covering an area of 1.4 million km². [24]