Is elephant poaching on the rise in Botswana?
Dec 14, 2023 · A recent spate of arrests of elephant poachers in Namibia has shone the light on an apparent increase in poaching of elephants in Botswana and led to questions surrounding the efficacy of anti-poaching systems in the region.
87 Elephants Killed by Poachers in Africa’s ‘Last Safe Haven’
Sep 4, 2018 · At least 87 elephants have been killed for their ivory in Botswana in recent months, according to the conservation nonprofit Elephants Without Borders, which discovered the carcasses.
Poachers Are Invading Botswana, Last Refuge of African Elephants
Jul 1, 2019 · In September, conservationists in Botswana discovered 87 dead elephants, their faces hacked off and tusks missing. Poaching, the researchers warned, was on the rise. The news had international...
Elephant poaching on the rise in Botswana - National Geographic
Jun 13, 2019 · Botswana—widely considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa—appears to be suffering from its own surge in poaching, according to aerial survey work published today in the journal Current...
Elephant Hunting and Poaching in Botswana: Politics, Popular …
Apr 1, 2019 · While elephant poaching in Botswana has risen since President Khama’s 2014 ban on hunting, it pales against the mass killing (generally for ivory) of elephants in Tanzania and Mozambique in recent years and, in 2012, in northern Cameroon and …
Shedding light on Botswana’s anti-poaching efforts – from past …
Mar 24, 2019 · On average, 60 elephants are killed per annum and for decades, we have contained poaching. The only time poaching soars would be when there is a shortage of resources but the government is doing all it can to keep poaching minimal.
Botswana: Dozens of elephant carcasses found | CNN
Sep 4, 2018 · Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana, revealing “unprecedented” levels of poaching in the country, the conservation group carrying out the study...
Is elephant poaching on the rise in Botswana?
Dec 14, 2023 · A recent spate of arrests of elephant poachers in Namibia has shone the light on an apparent increase in poaching of elephants in Botswana and led to questions surrounding the efficacy of anti-poaching systems in the region.
Botswana has ‘significant elephant-poaching problem ... - CNN
Feb 25, 2019 · Botswana, long considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa, has “a significant elephant-poaching problem,” according to a conservationist group that carried out an aerial wildlife survey...
Jun 18, 2018 · In response to wildlife crime, some countries have declared a ‘war on poaching’. The government of Botswana in 2013 announced that it had devised and implemented a controversial ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy, targeting suspected poachers.