https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:24:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/is-botswana-losing-the-war-against-rhino-poaching/ https://yourbotswana.com/is-botswana-losing-the-war-against-rhino-poaching/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:48:10 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12766

Rhino carcasses are piling up, suggesting that Botswana is on the losing end of the protracted war against poachers. Sunday Standard…]]>

Rhino carcasses are piling up, suggesting that Botswana is on the losing end of the protracted war against poachers. Sunday Standard…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/is-botswana-losing-the-war-against-rhino-poaching/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-denies-120-rhinos-poached-in-18-months/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-denies-120-rhinos-poached-in-18-months/#respond Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:57:44 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12617

Botswana, confronting an unprecedented rise in poaching, has refuted reports by former President Ian Khama that at least 120 rhinoceroses…]]>

Botswana, confronting an unprecedented rise in poaching, has refuted reports by former President Ian Khama that at least 120 rhinoceroses…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-denies-120-rhinos-poached-in-18-months/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/275-elephant-carcasses-verified-against-the-356-cases-reported/ https://yourbotswana.com/275-elephant-carcasses-verified-against-the-356-cases-reported/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:03:52 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11329

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism says 275 elephant carcasses have been verified against the 356 reported…]]>

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism says 275 elephant carcasses have been verified against the 356 reported…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/275-elephant-carcasses-verified-against-the-356-cases-reported/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/poaching-forces-botswana-to-dehorn-translocate-rhinos/ https://yourbotswana.com/poaching-forces-botswana-to-dehorn-translocate-rhinos/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:21:37 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11301

Botswana has begun dehorning its wild rhinoceros population in a bid to save them from poachers. Botswana wildlife officials say poachers…]]>

Botswana has begun dehorning its wild rhinoceros population in a bid to save them from poachers. Botswana wildlife officials say poachers…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/poaching-forces-botswana-to-dehorn-translocate-rhinos/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-death-of-white-rhino-serondela-a-blow-to-botswanas-conservation-efforts/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-death-of-white-rhino-serondela-a-blow-to-botswanas-conservation-efforts/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:18:07 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=10535

The recent rise in the brutal killing of rhinos at Chief’s Island in the Okavango Delta has led to the…]]>

The recent rise in the brutal killing of rhinos at Chief’s Island in the Okavango Delta has led to the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-death-of-white-rhino-serondela-a-blow-to-botswanas-conservation-efforts/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/conservation-groups-keen-to-lend-hand-in-botswanas-anti-poaching-fight/ https://yourbotswana.com/conservation-groups-keen-to-lend-hand-in-botswanas-anti-poaching-fight/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:29:49 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9904

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

With wildlife poaching on the rise in Botswana, the country’s government has appealed to conservation groups and the private sector…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/conservation-groups-keen-to-lend-hand-in-botswanas-anti-poaching-fight/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/more-reports-of-rhino-poaching-incidents-in-the-delta/ https://yourbotswana.com/more-reports-of-rhino-poaching-incidents-in-the-delta/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2019 10:59:34 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9638

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

Reports say over three rhino carcasses were recently discovered in the prime touristic area of the Okavango Delta. While the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/more-reports-of-rhino-poaching-incidents-in-the-delta/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-beefs-up-resources-in-anti-poaching-clamp-down-as-second-rhino-is-killed-within-same-week/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-beefs-up-resources-in-anti-poaching-clamp-down-as-second-rhino-is-killed-within-same-week/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:20:25 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9345

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

Last Wednesday spelt a very sad day for Botswana when it emerged a rhino was killed in the Okavango Delta. News…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-beefs-up-resources-in-anti-poaching-clamp-down-as-second-rhino-is-killed-within-same-week/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/two-namibians-killed-in-botswana-over-poaching/ https://yourbotswana.com/two-namibians-killed-in-botswana-over-poaching/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:36:17 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9038

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

Two suspected poachers believed to be Namibians were shot and killed by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) last Sunday while…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/two-namibians-killed-in-botswana-over-poaching/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-rhino-reintroduction-story/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-rhino-reintroduction-story/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:29:49 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8899

Imagine, if you will, Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 1850: vast, sprawling grassy plains and lush verdant waters, attracting populations of…]]>

Imagine, if you will, Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 1850: vast, sprawling grassy plains and lush verdant waters, attracting populations of…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-the-rhino-reintroduction-story/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/wilderness-wildlife-trust-helps-fund-botswana-rhino-conservation-operation/ https://yourbotswana.com/wilderness-wildlife-trust-helps-fund-botswana-rhino-conservation-operation/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:18:53 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8438 https://yourbotswana.com/wilderness-wildlife-trust-helps-fund-botswana-rhino-conservation-operation/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/rhinos-without-borders-moves-40-rhino-to-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/rhinos-without-borders-moves-40-rhino-to-botswana/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 13:11:44 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=3467

Rhinos Without Borders is proud to announce the successful translocation and release of another 40 rhinos from South Africa to…]]>

Rhinos Without Borders is proud to announce the successful translocation and release of another 40 rhinos from South Africa to…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/rhinos-without-borders-moves-40-rhino-to-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/fighting-for-the-survival-of-rhinos/ https://yourbotswana.com/fighting-for-the-survival-of-rhinos/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:02:46 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=1100

Botswana is renowned for its spectacular wildlife and pristine wilderness areas and its tireless fight against poaching is paying dividends…]]>

Botswana is renowned for its spectacular wildlife and pristine wilderness areas and its tireless fight against poaching is paying dividends…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/fighting-for-the-survival-of-rhinos/feed/ 1