GABORONE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Botswana will auction licences on Friday to hunt a total of 70 elephants in seven districts, the first such hunting to take place since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Botswana, which has the world’s biggest population of elephants, lifted its suspension on hunting, a move that is likely to spark further debate on a politically charged issue in the ...

Carcasses of 87 elephants, most discovered with their tusks hacked off, have been found near the Okavango Delta wildlife sanctuary, according to the Elephants Without Borders charity.

If you wanted a masterclass in how to turn a conservation success story into a global controversy, Botswana has just written the syllabus. The government’s draft 2026 quota – authorising a record 430 ...

How would re-introducing elephant hunting affect communities and the economy in Botswana? Botswana held its first auctions for the right to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year. The country ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year, officials said on Monday, announcing the result of an investigation into the deaths ...

Botswana has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, prompting outrage from conservationists. The African nation, home to the world’s biggest elephant population, has cited growing conflicts between humans ...

Southern Africa’s elephant population is estimated at 227,900, according to the results of the first-ever aerial survey, which spanned across five nations that together provide a home to more than ...