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…
Category: Hunting/Poaching
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…