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Category: Hunting/Poaching

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…

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1 month ago

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…

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2 months ago

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…

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5 months ago

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…

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6 months ago

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…

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7 months ago

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…

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8 months ago

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…

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10 months ago

Tackling human-wildlife conflict through community engagement

In rural Botswana, human-wildlife conflict is affecting the livelihoods of local communities. BirdLife Botswana is engaging local communities to address…

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10 months ago

Soldier, poacher killed in rhino hotspot shootout

A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier and a poacher died during a poaching incident early on Wednesday morning (11 March)…

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10 months ago

Ivory trafficking and why location matters

Many Southern African nations claim their elephant populations demonstrate the success of their management policies and legal ivory trade will…

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1 year ago

Conservation Groups Keen to Lend Hand in Botswana’s Anti-Poaching Fight

With wildlife poaching on the rise in Botswana, the country’s government has appealed to conservation groups and the private sector…

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1 year ago

Botswana steps up efforts to curb escalating rhino poaching

Botswana through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism on Monday said it has decided to curb escalating…

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1 year ago

More reports of rhino poaching incidents in the delta

Reports say over three rhino carcasses were recently discovered in the prime touristic area of the Okavango Delta. While the…

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1 year ago

Botswana beefs up resources in anti-poaching clamp-down as second rhino is killed within same week

Last Wednesday spelt a very sad day for Botswana when it emerged a rhino was killed in the Okavango Delta. News…

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1 year ago

The Botswana Police Service employs one of four H125s for anti-poaching

The statistics are dire. Less than 4,000 tigers are left in the wild. The western black rhino and northern white…

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1 year ago

Botswana’s delicate balancing act after lifting ban on hunting

Ever imagined a dazzle of zebras and a herd of cattle grazing side by side against the backdrop of a…

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1 year ago

Some African countries want to tackle a wildlife taboo. Whether to start selling ivory again

“Why do you shoot the animals?” I asked through an interpreter. The Murle hunter, a semi-automatic weapon slung over his…

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1 year ago

Two ‘Namibians’ killed in Botswana over poaching

Two suspected poachers believed to be Namibians were shot and killed by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) last Sunday while…

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1 year ago

CITES tightens giraffe protection, upholds elephant ivory ban

CITES delegates at the ongoing meeting in Geneva have overwhelmingly voted to tighten the status of giraffes and make future…

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1 year ago

Yet another life tragically lost in Human-Wildlife Conflict incident

A 41 one-year-old man has become the latest elephant attack statistic hardly two weeks after another death in Maun. This…

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1 year ago

CITES tightens giraffe protection, upholds elephant ivory ban

CITES delegates at the ongoing meeting in Geneva have overwhelmingly voted to tighten the status of giraffes and make future…

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1 year ago

Man, woman killed in separate Human-Wildlife Conflict incidents

The police in Maun were this week investigating an incident in which a 48-year-old man of Moeti ward in Maun…

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1 year ago

Documentary on the impact of Botswana’s Human-Wildlife Conflict on communities premieres

Local filmmaker, Jack Ramsden has released a documentary showcasing the impact of wildlife on Botswana communities from the hardest-hit people’s…

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1 year ago

Another life tragically cut short in Human-Wildlife Conflict incident

Last Sunday, a 28-year-old man was tragically trampled to death by an elephant at Muchenje Lodge, some 60 km from…

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1 year ago

Botswana Human-Wildlife Conflict nears crisis mode

South African news broadcaster eNCA’s Gerhard Pretorius recently travelled across Botswana to file this story. The Human-Wildlife Conflict in Botswana…

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2 years ago

Lift The Hunting Ban, Save Botswana’s Elephants

Today’s Wall Street Journal (June 19) carried an edifying op-ed penned by Mokgweetsi Masisi, the President of Botswana. That Southern…

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2 years ago

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