Report punches holes in Botswana's trophy hunting

Cruise’s research titled ‘Investigation into the trophy hunting of elephants in Botswana’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management areas’ was released last month.

Among others, the research paper indicates that trophy hunting in Botswana not only fails to provide any meaningful revenue for most individuals residing in and alongside Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) areas but also contributes to a potential collapse of elephant populations and fails to mitigate the incidences of elephant conflict scenarios.