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	<title>Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area &#8211; YourBotswana</title>
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		<title>A vast nature park spanning five countries has lions, elephants, and Africa&#8217;s most jaw-dropping waterfall</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/a-vast-nature-park-spanning-five-countries-has-lions-elephants-and-africas-most-jaw-dropping-waterfall/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel & Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>2 July 2024 Wildlife enthusiasts and adventurous travellers journey to Africa for safaris like those at Ruaha National Park&nbsp;— Tanzania&#8217;s&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Elephant-Joanne-Wastchak-Shutterstock-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>2 July 2024 Wildlife enthusiasts and adventurous travellers journey to Africa for safaris like those at Ruaha National Park&nbsp;— Tanzania&#8217;s&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Over 160 conservation experts urge UK PM to take lessons from Botswana, KAZA</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/over-160-conservation-experts-urge-uk-pm-to-take-lessons-from-botswana-kaza/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trophy hunting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>11 September 2023 As science denial, misinformation, and populism around the topic of trophy hunting gathers traction, over 160 eminent&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yb-zebra-migration-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>11 September 2023 As science denial, misinformation, and populism around the topic of trophy hunting gathers traction, over 160 eminent&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>More elephants in Southern Africa than previously thought: survey</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/more-elephants-in-southern-africa-than-previously-thought-survey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Africa]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>1 September 2023 Southern Africa’s elephant population is estimated at 227,900, according to the results of the first-ever aerial survey,&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb-elephant-conflict-opinion-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>1 September 2023 Southern Africa’s elephant population is estimated at 227,900, according to the results of the first-ever aerial survey,&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Oxford Professor defends KAZA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Oxford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Cat Conservation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Professor Amy Dickman, a conservation biologist and senior research fellow in Wild Cat Conservation at the University of Oxford says&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amy-Dickman_photo-credit-John-Cairns-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Professor Amy Dickman, a conservation biologist and senior research fellow in Wild Cat Conservation at the University of Oxford says&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Botswana: First ever elephant wide aerial survey</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-first-ever-elephant-wide-aerial-survey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kasane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/yb-elephants-road-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/new-project-to-boost-sustainable-wildlife-management-and-food-security-in-southern-africa/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Agriculture Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French Development Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday launched a new 3.5 million Euro project&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zebras-delta-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday launched a new 3.5 million Euro project&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Coal-mining in Hwange could desecrate KAZA</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/coal-mining-in-hwange-could-desecrate-kaza/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afrochine Smelting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hwange National Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KAZA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zhongxin Coal Mining Group]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>A recent decision by Zimbabwe to allow Zhongxin Coal Mining&nbsp;Group and Afrochine Smelting to start coal mining activities inside the&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yb-bw-coal-pile-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>A recent decision by Zimbabwe to allow Zhongxin Coal Mining&nbsp;Group and Afrochine Smelting to start coal mining activities inside the&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>KAZA members back Botswana’s elephant management plans</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/kaza-members-back-botswanas-elephant-management-plans/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 15:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting/Poaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana elephant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana elephant management strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KAZA TFCA]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Partner countries in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area have thrown their weight behind Botswana’s management plans on elephants, which includes&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yb-kaza-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>Partner countries in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area have thrown their weight behind Botswana’s management plans on elephants, which includes&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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