Poachers plunder wildlife...as 644 animals die in five years

Released last Friday, the Department's Botswana Wildlife Statistics Report 2008 is the second of its type and represents the most comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of the local wildlife sector.

According to the Report, 110 impala, 101 elephants, 86 kudu were among various other species of wildlife poached during the four years covered by researchers, representing an 11 percent increase over the animals poached between 1999 and 2003.