Twenty-seven jumbos auctioned for nearly P6m

In a media statement, a spokesman of the Ministry of the Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Archibald Ngakayagae, says they engaged Kgale Auctioneers for the auction of elephant hunting packages for Controlled Hunting Areas (CHA) CT 4, CT 7, NG 8, NG 9 and NG 35.

The statement reads: "The said packages had five, six, six, five and five elephants respectively. These controlled hunting areas are within Central and Ngamiland districts. A total of 27 elephants were auctioned at the value of P5.6 million of which the highest bid was at P246,000 per elephant for NG 35.