Locals need greater ownership of wildlife tourism, or hunting lobby wins

Dr. Steve Boyes poling a mokoro in the Okavango Delta on a National Geographic Expedition PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Dr. Steve Boyes poling a mokoro in the Okavango Delta on a National Geographic Expedition PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

This motion is simply the hunting lobby in Botswana testing the new administration. Botswana is now known as the country with the largest elephant population in the world, and that is something to be very proud of. Megafauna like elephants, hippo, whales, dugongs, polar bears, big cats, pandas and rhino are disappearing everywhere they exist except Botswana.

Replies to the MPs reasons for the ban:

Increase in elephant population;

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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