Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests and zebras have died in Kenya over the past decades during a prolonged drought in Kenya, writes CNN, citing the country's tourism ministry..

Drought negatively affected populations, primarily herbivores.

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Drought has continued in the region for the past four rainy seasons and has left some 18 million people affected by food insecurity in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. The UN World Meteorological Organization said the drought was the longest in the region in forty years..

In Kenya, successive seasons of below-average rainfall have dried up riverbeds and destroyed grasslands in nature reserves, according to the Ministry of Tourism..

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During the release of the report, Penina Malonza, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage of Kenya, said that measures are being taken to save the lives of animals, including drilling wells and transporting water to dry reservoirs and dams..

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Only 36,000 elephants remained in Kenya last year, according to the ministry..

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