Zambia

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has killed an elephant that recently caused the death of a 71-year-old blind woman. Principal Wildlife Police Officer for Sioma district, Joseph Nyambe, reported escalating human-animal conflicts leading to villagers fleeing their homes and camping in schools. Nyambe confirmed the severity of the situation upon arrival in Mambolomoka. He explained that despite warning shots, the aggressive elephant charged at officers, prompting them to shoot it. District Commissioner Mubita Siyamana thanked the government for quickly deploying officers to address the conflict, which is attributed to climate change-induced drought driving elephants into villages in search…