Botswana pumps water into drying channels to aid stranded hippos - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper

Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana's northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on wildlife. In Botswana, home to one of the world’s largest hippopotamus populations, around 500 hippos are stranded as blistering heat dries up water sources, Moemedi Batshabang, director of the Department of Wildlife and National…

Related Keywords

Botswana ,Chobe River ,Namibia General ,Namibia ,Namibian ,Lars Gorschl ,El Nino ,Okavango Delta ,Moemedi Batshabang ,Department Of Wildlife ,National Parks ,Save Wildlife Conservation Fund ,Maun Based Save Wildlife Conservation Fund ,Map Ives ,Photo Credit ,Associated Press ,