{"id":5495,"date":"2024-04-29T20:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2024-04-29T20:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:36:04","slug":"botswana-pumps-water-into-drying-channels-to-aid-stranded-hippos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5495","title":{"rendered":"Botswana pumps water into drying channels to aid stranded hippos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<span class=\"dateline\">Gaborone, Botswana \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana&#8217;s northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>In Botswana, home to one of the world\u2019s 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 Parks, told VOA. <\/p>\n<p>More than 200 of the endangered animals are stranded at the Nxaraga lagoon near the town of Maun in the northwest. <\/p>\n<p>The Maun-based Save Wildlife Conservation Fund is working with the wildlife department to save the stranded hippos. The group\u2019s director, Lars Gorschl\u00fcter, said they are pumping water into the lagoon and giving the hippos food. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This time it\u2019s a bit harder because of missing rainfall that means hippos are trapped in the pool. They don\u2019t have much food outside to get, that\u2019s why we have to feed them every day with lots of bales of lucerne and others,\u201d Gorschl\u00fcter said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stranded hippos are seen in the mud of a dried up channel near the Nxaraga village in the Okavango Delta on the outskirts of Maun, Botswana, April 25, 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-aafc-08dc68772994_w250_r1_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">Stranded hippos are seen in the mud of a dried up channel near the Nxaraga village in the Okavango Delta on the outskirts of Maun, Botswana, April 25, 2024.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hippos need water to protect their sensitive skin from Botswana\u2019s extreme heat. <\/p>\n<p>Gorschl\u00fcter has ruled out moving the affected animals to areas with reliable water sources, such as the Okavango Delta. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also considered the translocation of the hippos, together with the department of wildlife, but rejected it because of high costs and lack of budget,\u201d Gorschl\u00fcter said. <\/p>\n<p>Some hippos are also stuck in the mud as water levels recede in the Chobe River, which flows from Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>Namibian authorities this week indicated they are working with their Botswana counterparts to drill more boreholes in hopes of refilling the drying channel. <\/p>\n<p>But local conservationist Map Ives urged authorities to let nature \u201ctake its course.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a case like this, the hippopotamus, I believe, should be left alone. They have a choice; they can get on their feet, and they can walk. There is always some water within 100 kilometers of where they are. They can walk to that water,\u201d Ives said. \u201cThe other alternative \u2026 if they are old, weak or sick, is that they will die. Yes, we live in an age where human beings do not want to see animals die, but if you leave nature to itself without human interference, it will balance.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The El Nino drought that has affected much of southern Africa has meant water is scarce, which has destroyed food sources and critical habitats for other kinds of wildlife as well. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/botswana-pumps-water-into-drying-channels-to-aid-stranded-hippos\/7589661.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaborone, Botswana \u2014\u00a0 Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana&#8217;s northwest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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