‘You try living with them!’ — Botswana offers 20,000 elephants to Germany
5 April 2024 “We would like to make such an offer to the Federal Republic of Germany. We don’t take…
Category: Hunting/Poaching
Botswana Communities March Against UK’s Anti-hunting Bill
12 March 2024 GABORONE — Scores of people from communities living near wildlife in Botswana marched Tuesday against an anti-hunting bill…
Former Botswana president accused of instigating hunting ban
11 March 2024 Former Botswana president Ian Seretse Khama has been accused by Botswana government officials of working with UK…
Botswana pushes against European opposition to trophy hunting
25 February 2024 Botswana says it will use next week’s U.N. Environment Assembly to lobby against a proposed European ban…
Botswana, Namibia in joint elephant poaching investigation: official
31 December 2023 Botswana and Namibia have embarked on a joint investigation into the increased incidents of elephant poaching in…
Elephants migrate from Zimbabwe’s largest national park to Botswana in search of water
18 September 2023 Climate change accelerates wildlife migration in Zimbabwe A substantial number of elephants from Zimbabwe’s largest national park…
Botswana Blasts Hunting Critic, Says Elephant Killings Are Negligible
14 September 2023 The Botswana government has responded to criticism from an anti-hunting activist, saying the number of elephants legally…
Adam Cruise’s report findings have been scientifically disproven
11 September 2023 Researcher Adam Cruise is back at it again, pointing fingers at Botswana, saying trophy hunting is a…
Botswana gets green light for trophy hunting from global regulatory body
People do not want to get rid of wildlife, they want to see benefits – Minister of Tourism Botswana has…
Botswana on Alert After Shooting of Rhinos in Sanctuary
GABORONE — April 13 2023 — Botswana’s wildlife authorities say four rhinoceroses were shot, and two of them died, in a…
Botswana lauded for its elephant conservation at global wildlife trade conference
The southern African nation is home to the largest global elephant population, estimated at 130,000 Botswana was lauded at the…
Botswana seeks permission to trade in rhino horn at global conference
Along with Namibia, Botswana hopes to use proceeds from sale of rhino horn to fund national conservation efforts Botswana is…
Botswana calls for legalisation of ivory trade
Botswana made its case at an international conference held in Zimbabwe’s Hangwe National Park for the development of a policy…
Botswana to translocate 500 elephants to Mozambique
500 elephants are to be translocated from Botswana to Mozambique. Conservationists discovered female elephants born without tusks in Mozambique. Elephant…
Poacher killed in Botswana
A poacher was killed in an anti-poaching incident in Ditshiping village, Okavango Delta, the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) said Tuesday.…
Is Botswana losing the war against rhino poaching?
Rhino carcasses are piling up, suggesting that Botswana is on the losing end of the protracted war against poachers. Sunday Standard…
Botswana Denies 120 Rhinos Poached in 18 Months
Botswana, confronting an unprecedented rise in poaching, has refuted reports by former President Ian Khama that at least 120 rhinoceroses…
Investigation: Criminality thrives in Botswana’s donkey skin trade
Botswana’s controversial Bo Chang donkey abattoir is back in business. It’s flouting the law and setting a dangerous precedent, reports…
Five white rhinos killed by poachers in November in Botswana
At least five white rhinos were killed and dehorned in separate incidents in November, the Department of Wildlife and National…
Botswana to repatriate elephants to Angola to reduce overpopulation
Botswana, home to nearly half of Africa’s wild elephants, is preparing to repatriate thousands of the giant mammals to neighbouring…
Banning trophy hunting can put wildlife at risk: a case study from Botswana
Wildlife tourism is an important segment of Botswana’s tourism industry, representing 80% of the total annual revenue of trips to…
Botswana elephant sanctuary owner, Doug Groves killed by wild elephant
Living with Elephants founder and owner, Doug Groves has been tragically killed by a wild elephant in the Okavango Delta.…
Botswana anti-poaching unit returns to arms
Two years after making international headlines by disarming its anti-poaching unit, Botswana is preparing to give game rangers back their…
Poaching forces Botswana to dehorn, translocate rhinos
Botswana has begun dehorning its wild rhinoceros population in a bid to save them from poachers. Botswana wildlife officials say poachers…
Botswana military guns down two poachers
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has shot and killed two poachers. The BDF said in a statement released earlier today…
Botswana military kill five poachers in anti-poaching operation
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) this week announced they have killed five poachers during anti-poaching operations. The BDF said in…