Officials say nearly half of Namibia’s population is forecast ... As well as the 83 elephants, those to be culled – in national parks and communal areas – are 30 hippos, 60 buffalos, 50 ...

The animals that will be culled are located in Namibia's Namib Naukluft, Mangetti, Bwabwata, Mudumu, and Nkasa Rupara national parks, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ...

Namibia's civil war started in 1966 and lasted ... officials could say that nearly half the country's landmass was given over to national parks, communal conservancies, and private wilderness ...