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BOTSWANA

New survey raises concerns about elephant poaching in Botswana

There is a significant elephant-poaching problem in northern Botswana that has likely been going on for over a year

  • Ross Harvey
5 min read
Around 40 000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, according to conservation groups. (Getty)
BOTSWANA

Botswana fights claims of elephant poaching spree

Elephants Without Borders claimed two weeks ago that it had discovered at least 87 elephant carcasses during a routine aerial survey

  • Susan Njanji
4 min read
But the Botswana government has cast doubt on the tally of recently killed elephants in the country, saying the “statistics are false and misleading.” (AFP)
BOTSWANA

Botswana elephant massacre ‘largest to date’

Nearly 90 elephants have been killed for ivory in Botswana, according to a wildlife charity. But the government has cast doubt on the figure

  • Deutsche Welle 1
2 min read