Devastating drought in Southern Africa

[Mnovak]

Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa, millions at risk

Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned.

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Has anyone been following the drought going on in Southern Africa? I have attached a link with a short article about the drought. I have a friend going over as part of the effort to cull elephants to feed the people in Namibia. Sounds like a pretty bad event taking place over there. I wonder how this will affect the wildlife as well as the people in these areas.

 

[ArmyAV8tor]

I was in Namibia in Aug just south of the Waterberg Plateau and witnessed the extent of the drought. It was incredibly dry. Friends there are desperately hoping for a good rainy season.

 

[Doug3006]

Praying for some La Niña rains this season. The people of Southern Africa need a break.

 

[Creigh]

It was oppressively dry here and the summer rains took longer than usual to start, and when they did it wasn't a serious attempt. I'd describe it as thin. And very few rain days.
It doesn't help that it falls here in the city, we need the rain on the lands. I've heard rumours this drought will last into next year. I wonder if we'll even get a hunt in next year.

 

[spike.t]

Kind of old news....just saying.....we have known about it for quite a while.....

 

[IvW]

Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa, millions at risk

Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned.

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Has anyone been following the drought going on in Southern Africa? I have attached a link with a short article about the drought. I have a friend going over as part of the effort to cull elephants to feed the people in Namibia. Sounds like a pretty bad event taking place over there. I wonder how this will affect the wildlife as well as the people in these areas.

Yes it is very dry....natural cycle.....nature will follow its course....

I cant see foreigners being permitted to take part in culling the following species in Namibia...."The cull of 723 wild animals includes 83 elephants, 300 zebras, 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 eland and 100 wildebeest"
Maybe he is a Namibian resident.or they have changed the rules in Namibia....if so lucky man....

I cull various species in RSA and also do PAC control work in RSA.....no foreigners are legally permitted to do this.....currently on standby for(another) elephant issue.....

 

[375Fox]

Yes it is very dry....natural cycle.....nature will follow its course....

I cant see foreigners being permitted to take part in culling the following species in Namibia...."The cull of 723 wild animals includes 83 elephants, 300 zebras, 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 eland and 100 wildebeest"
Maybe he is a Namibian resident.or they have changed the rules in Namibia....if so lucky man....

I cull various species in RSA and also do PAC control work in RSA.....no foreigners are legally permitted to do this.....currently on standby for(another) elephant issue.....

They are classed and permitted as own use animals and it’s fully legal for foreigners to hunt them in Namibia. It’s been that way as long as I can remember. Call it a cull or an increase in own use quota. The result is the same.

 

[Mnovak]

Yes it is very dry....natural cycle.....nature will follow its course....

I cant see foreigners being permitted to take part in culling the following species in Namibia...."The cull of 723 wild animals includes 83 elephants, 300 zebras, 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 eland and 100 wildebeest"
Maybe he is a Namibian resident.or they have changed the rules in Namibia....if so lucky man....

I cull various species in RSA and also do PAC control work in RSA.....no foreigners are legally permitted to do this.....currently on standby for(another) elephant issue.....

Nature is unpredictable, this drought seems to be worse than normal. My friend who lives there shared that he had to sell off all of his cattle because there was nothing for them to eat. He is also concerned about the hunting and impact to the animal population due to the extensive drought.
Somehow they have found a way to profit from the cull. He’s American and he is going over to shoot elephants through an outfitter. I do not have all of the details surrounding the process or legalities of the cull.

 

[375Fox]

Nature is unpredictable, this drought seems to be worse than normal. My friend who lives there shared that he had to sell off all of his cattle because there was nothing for them to eat. He is also concerned about the hunting and impact to the animal population due to the extensive drought.
Somehow they have found a way to profit from the cull. He’s American and he is going over to shoot elephants through an outfitter. I do not have all of the details surrounding the process or legalities of the cull.

It’s not a true cull. It’s an increase in own use quota. Own use quota is issued as a normal part of each years quota and allotted to the concession owner to harvest. It’s fully legal to sell to foreigners and normal practice.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Eastern Cape have been extremely wet for the past 3 years. Blessed.
We are generally in a Summer rainfall region.In certain parts that we hunt, by April last year, they had matched their average annual rainfall.

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

Yes it is very dry....natural cycle.....nature will follow its course....

I cant see foreigners being permitted to take part in culling the following species in Namibia...."The cull of 723 wild animals includes 83 elephants, 300 zebras, 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 eland and 100 wildebeest"
Maybe he is a Namibian resident.or they have changed the rules in Namibia....if so lucky man....

I cull various species in RSA and also do PAC control work in RSA.....no foreigners are legally permitted to do this.....currently on standby for(another) elephant issue.....

723 animals is hardly a lot or much of an increase
That would be a cull in one park or area of maybe 25-30000ha

 

[Philip Glass]

It's been bad all over for years. There have been some good news here and there. Namibia just had a national day of prayer for rain.

 

[Pablo]

The ranches we hunted in the Limpopo area haven’t had any rain since April. It was extremely dry then and I can’t imagine what it is like now.

 

[steve white]

Prayers.

 

[BruceS]

I was in Namibia in Aug just south of the Waterberg Plateau and witnessed the extent of the drought. It was incredibly dry. Friends there are desperately hoping for a good rainy season.

Just got back from RSA(limpopo), Namibia, and Zimbabwe. All areas are in real bad shape. Namibia especially so. Praying for a great rainy season.

 

[spike.t]

Not looking good....

Hope evaporates with dam levels dangerously low as hunger stalks southern Africa

The combination of falling dam levels and rising hunger bode ill for the region as summer sets in and La Niña remains missing in action. Climate change is exacerbating the situation as temperatures also rise.

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