Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana
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Herds of endangered hippos trapped in the mud of dry ponds in drought-stricken Botswana are at risk of dying, conservation officials told AFP on Friday. Southern Africa has been plunged into a severe drought that has threatened harvests and caused millions to go hungry as a result of the El Nino weather phenomenon. In northern Botswana, near Okavango Delta wetlands, hippos are being forced to seek natural water sources around Maun due to the drying up of the Thamalakane River.