Fear, frustration engulf Mbalambi farmers as elephants invade

Elephants are pushing farmers to their limits PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Elephants are pushing farmers to their limits PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

While armchair critics bash the government of Botswana for opening dialogue on the country’s elephant overpopulation, farmers in Mbalambi village are living in fear following an upsurge in raids on their fields. Mmegi Correspondent, LESEDI MKHUTSHWA recently visited the terrified village

FRANCISTOWN: At least 15 farmers have filed official incident reports, as the numbers of elephants and the frequency of their raids on fields in Mbalambi increase.

While the world debates the issue and blasts Botswana’s proposals, Mbalambi, a village about an hour north-west of Francistown, is living with the overpopulation of elephants.

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