Hundreds of elephants, zebras die as Kenya weathers drought

Hundreds of animals have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades, according to a report released on November 4, 2022. [AP]

Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy's zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades, according to a report released Friday.

The Kenya Wildlife Service and other bodies counted the deaths of 205 elephants, 512 wildebeests, 381 common zebras, 51 buffalos, 49 Grevy's zebras and 12 giraffes in the past nine months, the report states.