Elephant Poaching On The Rise
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
District wildlife coordinator, Timmy Blackbeard revealed in an interview that they have registered 11 cases of poaching in Nokaneng area adding that six were further discovered in the Ditshiping area.
He explained that poaching is growing in western Ngamiland in areas such as Gcwihaba Hills, adding that recently carcasses of poached animals were discovered in the area.
The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...