"Arguments for lifting the ban are unsound"

Dr Mike Chase collaring an elephant in the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Dr Mike Chase collaring an elephant in the CKGR PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

On June 21, 2018, some of Botswana's Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban.

They cited the following reasons for this decision:

1. An increase in Botswana’s elephant population

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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