Elephant hunting raffles for Batswana kick off

Elephant hunting raffles for Batswana kick off PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Elephant hunting raffles for Batswana kick off PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks is scheduled to offer 86 elephant hunting licences for citizens through raffles at various dikgotla today, Mmegi has learnt.

Government recently declared the opening of the hunting season for 2019, with a citizen reserve quota of 86 licences for elephants and an open quota of 72 licences. The citizen hunting quotas for elephants cover areas in Ngamiland, Central District and North East.

The licences for elephants cost P8,000 each and the trophy from the animals cannot be exported.  The licences can also not be transferred to a non-citizen.

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