How would re-introducing elephant hunting affect communities and the economy in Botswana? A report by cabinet ministers in Botswana has recommended lifting a four-year hunting ban and the ...

He views hunting as an effective tool for controlling the elephant population, which in Botswana has increased significantly due to long-term species conservation measures and in his opinion ...

Botswana has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops. Critics of the ban, imposed in 2014, say the restriction was ...

Botswana on Friday will hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since controversially scrapping a hunting ban last year, a wildlife official said. President Mokgweetsi ...

Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany, escalating an ongoing row over the import of hunting trophies. The dispute began earlier this year when Germany’s environment ...

Germany is at odds with Botswana over a unique resource — Botswana's elephant population. After the German government announced it would seek to ban the importation of hunting trophies ...

The study did not track a continent-wide population tally because the various surveys employed different methodologies over ...

Botswana is a multi-party state, but the governing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has dominated the polls since 1969. The party secured 38 of 57 seats in the 2019 general election and is set to sweep ...

One success of his first term was negotiating a new contract with diamond giant De Beers which will give Botswana a greater share of its rough diamonds. He also lifted a ban on elephant hunting which ...

To the intense dismay of conservationists and animal welfare advocates, Botswana has lifted a 5-year-old ban on elephant hunting. The Botswana government claims there is growing conflict between the ...