We need evidence of elephant poaching

This week Botswana made international headlines after the reports of the alleged poaching of 87 (or is it 90?) elephants near a famous sanctuary. This unbalanced poaching report was attributed to Elephants Without Borders (EWB), a non-governmental organisation contracted by the Botswana Government to carry out the dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in the Ngamiland.

The poaching allegations attracted a frenzy of rage especially from the Whites in Europe and United States of America. Even the British Prime Minister, Theresa May joined the fray and bemoaned the death of the jumbos. Most of the angry foreigners came short of insulting the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi and wondered why he chose to disarm the rangers from the Department of Wildlife’s anti-poaching unit.

Little did they know that the area in which the alleged poaching took place is under the control of heavily armed Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers. We are not surprised because the truth is the first casualty in a propaganda war.

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