"LUSAKA - Zambia has revived plans it suspended two years ago after protests by animal rights activists for the controlled slaughter of up to 2,000 hippos over the next five years, its tourism minister said on Monday.
Charles Banda said the hippo population could not be supported by the water levels in the Luangwa river where most of the animals are located, while moving them elsewhere in the southern African country would be too costly.
The government had therefore decided to proceed with the plan to control the hippo population in eastern Zambia, the tourism minister said."
Source: Reuters, 10/23/2018
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