KAZA, Botswana receive praise as elephants make red list

Different strokes: While globally, elephant populations are declining, in Botswana numbers are stable and rising PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Different strokes: While globally, elephant populations are declining, in Botswana numbers are stable and rising PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

A global conservation body recently listed African elephants as endangered, sparking local concerns over the future of elephant hunts.

Botswana’s hunting season opened this week Monday, amid optimism from the hunting safari companies and local professional hunters, despite last month’s decision to put elephants on the red list.

It has been a dry period between 2014 and 2019 as the country was under a hunting moratorium. However, President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted the ban, largely driven by the desire to see communities benefit from wildlife resources.

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