Botswana pumps water into drying channels to aid stranded hippos
29 April 2024 Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana’s northwest as the El Nino-induced drought…
Tag: Department of Wildlife and National Parks
Botswana NGOs unite to tackle rampant vulture poisoning
Two separate incidents in Chobe National Park decimated close to one hundred endangered white-backed vultures last year As a response…
New GEF-Funded project to deploy earthranger to strengthen protected areas in Africa, prevent poaching and reduce human-wildlife conflict
Supports management of 4.9 million hectares of Protected Areas in Botswana, Mozambique, Republic of Congo The Global Environment Facility (GEF)…
Botswana grappling with illegal pangolin trade
According to Senyatso, the highest incidents of illegal pangolin trade were registered in 2017, in which 12 cases were recorded…
Tourism ministry accepts 72 lodge applications
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has revealed that it has received about 72 applications for eight tourism sites for lodges in…
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…
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…
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…
Changes in Okavango Delta ecosystem kill scores of fish
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks has attributed the mysterious death of countless fish in the Okavango Delta to…
Wilderness Wildlife Trust helps fund Botswana Rhino Conservation operation
The Wilderness Wildlife Trust, in a collaboration led by Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), with generous support…
Shedding light on Botswana’s anti-poaching efforts – from past until present
A dark cloud hovers over the small nation of Botswana. It is neither one likely to cheer up farmers nor…