Drought takes toll on wildlife

Sunday Standard Botswana

Drought takes toll on wildlife

Sunday Standard Drought takes toll on wildlife The catastrophic drought in Botswana, which followed a poor rainy season, has not only left hundreds of thousands of people on the verge of starvation, but it is also jeopardising the region’s great biodiversity as wildlife die due to lack of water and forage. Fresh reports indicate that the Chobe River is drying up and has low water levels, endangering animals like hippos by leaving them trapped. …