Zimbabwe has too many elephants

Wildlife authorities of Zimbabwe say the country has more than 30,000 excess elephants, and that the animals are available both for export and internal relocation.

The country is home to one of the continent's largest concentrations of African elephants.

In an apparent defense to criticism that arose recently after reports of baby elephants being exported, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said in a statement on Monday that the country's main national park - the Hwange National Park in the west - is overpopulated by 53,900 elephants, or about 40 percent of the country's total elephant count.