Botswana lifted its ban on elephant hunting due to conflicts between elephants and humans, as well as concerns over the impact of elephant populations on agriculture and livelihoods. The government also cited the need for revenue generation from hunting fees.

2024年4月3日 · Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. ”Twenty thousand elephants for Germany, this...

2019年5月24日 · Botswana, home to the world’s largest African elephant population, has lifted its five-year suspension of elephant hunting, attracting the ire of conservationists while placating those who...

2019年9月28日 · For years, trophy hunters from the U.S. and Europe came to Botswana to hunt large male elephants, paying tens of thousands of dollars to head out into the bush with a professional hunter and...

2019年5月22日 · After a five-year suspension, the government of Botswana has decided once again to allow sport hunters to kill elephants, according to a statement issued on May 22 by the Ministry of...

Grant Albers and Richard Peake have a combined experience of 35 years hunting in Botswana. They are both extremely capable and ethical hunters who have brought home magnificent elephant trophies in the past.

2024年4月13日 · In Botswana, which has the largest number of elephants in the world, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has sought to push controversial policies, like the promotion of hunting by rich tourists.

2019年5月23日 · Scores of people are killed or injured by elephants each year in Botswana as humans encroach on wild spaces. But several conservationists and wildlife groups, some of whom did not wish to go on...

2024年12月25日 · Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant. In a recent notice from the Wildlife and National Parks department, the elephants are among other wildlife species that will be offered to hunters.

The elephant hunting quota of of 272 was published in December 2019 to allow for the preparation of the 2020 hunting season. Foreign hunters will be allowed to hunt 202 elephants and export trophies and 70 licences are reserved for Botswana nationals.