Botswana Lifts Its Ban On Elephant Hunting
Fewer than 400 licenses will be granted annually, the government of Botswana said Thursday. Conservationists are decrying the decision as horrific and unethical.
by Sasha Ingber
May 23, 2019
2 minutes
Botswana's government is lifting a ban that protected its elephants from being hunted, part of a series of decisions that could have lasting impacts on the country's conservation efforts.
In a to reporters, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism referred to elephants as predators and said their
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