Drought impacts have forced an wildlife park in Botswana to put out a begging bowl under the banner "Help Save the Animals" to save animals in the game sanctuary park.
The Mokolodi Nature Reserve, 10 km south of the capital city Gaborone, is hit hard by the long drought.
"At present there is very little vegetation for the many browsers and grazers, and those of us who live on the reserve now have desperate animals particularly the Kudu calling at our backdoor for food," said Peter Neumann, the project coordinator of the park.
"Some of the animals are in such bad condition that they are unable to continue living in such harsh conditions. These animals cannot be expected to survive if nothing is done to alleviate their plight," he added.
According to Neumann, proceeds from the campaign will buy lucerne costing 100 pula (about 13 U.S. dollars) per bale to save the wildlife until the rains arrive and set in.
