Eland could be the next kgomo

The Wildlife Department is engaged in an interesting exercise that will soon see Botswana becoming the first country in the world to have a rare wild animal, the eland as a farm animal.

For years, the eland or 'phofu' in Setswana has remained one of the most endangered species that can never be hunted.  It is rarely seen too due to its dwindling population in the wild.

The picture could soon change though thanks to a pilot project by the Wildlife Department that aims at not only breeding more eland, but to domesticate them for the benefit of local communities.

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