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…
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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 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…
Rhino poaching way down in Botswana
Botswana said it’s seen a dramatic drop in rhinoceros poaching this year after taking greater steps to protect its shrinking…
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 is landlocked, yet it exports shark fins!?
Botswana has no coastline, yet it is exporting shark fins worth P17 million (R24 million) to neighbouring countries, including South…
Developing countries kick back against eco-colonialism
The 16 nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have threatened to withdraw from the Convention on the International…
Botswana questions credibility of CITES
Botswana has questioned the credibility of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), saying the outcome of the…
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…
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…
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…
In the Chobe people are at the mercy of the wildlife
Working early mornings and finishing work late in the evening is taken for granted by many people in Botswana. Not…
Elephant management expert applauds the new Botswana President – His Excellency Mokgweetsi Masisi
The CEO of the True Green Alliance in South Africa, Ron Thomson – a veteran African game warden and elephant…
The cost of the HUNTING BAN to the government
As the global furore against Botswana on whether to cull or not to cull its exploding elephant population continues…