https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:03:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/yet-another-life-tragically-lost-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/ https://yourbotswana.com/yet-another-life-tragically-lost-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:12:18 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8991

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

A 41 one-year-old man has become the latest elephant attack statistic hardly two weeks after another death in Maun. This…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/yet-another-life-tragically-lost-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/ecoexist-on-the-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/ https://yourbotswana.com/ecoexist-on-the-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:43:18 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8388

On 22nd May 2019 the Government of Botswana lifted the moratorium on hunting. Here is a message from Ecoexist on…]]>

On 22nd May 2019 the Government of Botswana lifted the moratorium on hunting. Here is a message from Ecoexist on…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/ecoexist-on-the-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/opinion-botswana-and-lifting-the-hunting-ban/ https://yourbotswana.com/opinion-botswana-and-lifting-the-hunting-ban/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:27:59 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8384

The Botswana government’s recent decision to lift the hunting suspension was met internationally with shock and horror, followed by a…]]>

The Botswana government’s recent decision to lift the hunting suspension was met internationally with shock and horror, followed by a…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/opinion-botswana-and-lifting-the-hunting-ban/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-lost-in-a-human-elephant-conflict-incident/ https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-lost-in-a-human-elephant-conflict-incident/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2019 10:08:25 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8184

As the world continues to rail against Botswana following the government’s decision to lift the hunting ban, news about yet…]]>

As the world continues to rail against Botswana following the government’s decision to lift the hunting ban, news about yet…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-lost-in-a-human-elephant-conflict-incident/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-the-hunting-suspension-to-global-uproar/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-the-hunting-suspension-to-global-uproar/#respond Sun, 26 May 2019 15:44:33 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8166

Following the Botswana government’s June 2018 review of the hunting ban, the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks has…]]>

Following the Botswana government’s June 2018 review of the hunting ban, the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks has…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-lifts-the-hunting-suspension-to-global-uproar/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/why-we-lifted-the-ban-on-elephant-hunting-president-mokgweetsi-masisi/ https://yourbotswana.com/why-we-lifted-the-ban-on-elephant-hunting-president-mokgweetsi-masisi/#respond Sun, 26 May 2019 15:38:07 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8164

Following the international media storm since the Botswana government announced the decision to lift the ban on elephant hunting, His…]]>

Following the international media storm since the Botswana government announced the decision to lift the ban on elephant hunting, His…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/why-we-lifted-the-ban-on-elephant-hunting-president-mokgweetsi-masisi/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/world-turns-on-botswana-as-government-lifts-hunting-ban/ https://yourbotswana.com/world-turns-on-botswana-as-government-lifts-hunting-ban/#comments Sun, 26 May 2019 15:32:14 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8162

Botswana’s elephant population was estimated at 130,000 against the 2011 Elephant Management Survey having estimated the country’s carrying capacity at…]]>

Botswana’s elephant population was estimated at 130,000 against the 2011 Elephant Management Survey having estimated the country’s carrying capacity at…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/world-turns-on-botswana-as-government-lifts-hunting-ban/feed/ 1 https://yourbotswana.com/the-destruction-of-chobe-through-human-wildlife-conflict-by-numbers/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-destruction-of-chobe-through-human-wildlife-conflict-by-numbers/#respond Sun, 26 May 2019 15:25:00 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8160

Chobe District Council chairperson, councillor Paul Chabaesele says 96 problem animal destruction cases were reported in the previous financial year.…]]>

Chobe District Council chairperson, councillor Paul Chabaesele says 96 problem animal destruction cases were reported in the previous financial year.…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-destruction-of-chobe-through-human-wildlife-conflict-by-numbers/feed/ 0