Officials talk biodiversity as drought stunts Kenya wildlife

Locals cut elephant meat that was killed by KWS rangers after the elephant killed a woman while wandering for water and food in Loolkuniyani, Samburu County on October 16 2022. [AP Photo]

In Kenya's sweltering northern Samburu county, a destructive drought exacerbated by climate change is wreaking havoc on people and wildlife.

After four consecutive years of failed rains causing some of the worst conditions in 40 years, wild animals have become commonplace in the county's villages as they search for food. Many don't survive, providing herders an unfortunate lifeline as they cut chunks of meat from their carcasses.