Stranded Zambezi hippos rescued

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2024-08-21
CHICHIMANI, 12 September 2017 - Hippos in one of the channels of the Chobe River in the Bamunu Conservancy in the Zambezi Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA CHICHIMANI, 12 September 2017 - Hippos in one of the channels of the Chobe River in the Bamunu Conservancy in the Zambezi Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Wednesday announced that hippos that were stranded in a mud-filled pond in the Salambala Conservancy, have been rescued.
A statement released by ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the pond dried up as a result of the ongoing drought.
“Our latest effort involved procuring a high-capacity water pump and generator, valued at N.dollars 66 531 which delivers 18 000 l...
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