Migratory animals pose increased risk during drought, ministry warns

Annette Mabuku

2024-06-19

ONGWEDIVA, 02 June 2020 – Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Chief Public Relations Officer, Romeo Muyunda. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 19 JUN (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Environment has called on communities in rural areas to be cautious as migratory animals are searching for scarce water and food during the current drought, potentially endangering humans.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism's spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, made the statement in reaction to the incident where a 45-year-old man was attacked and killed by an elephant at Ngoma in the Zambez...

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