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Wildebeest migrations in East Africa face extinction. What must be done
White-bearded wildebeest migrate through the Mara. Jane Rix/Shutterstock Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim Across the world, migratory animals like wildebeest – which rely on movement to find...
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Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
Splashing in the Zambezi River at Botswana’s Chobe National Park. Shutterstock Ross Harvey, University of Cape Town Botswana has reinstated trophy hunting after a 5-year moratorium on the practice. In...
View ArticleThe elephants in the room – the myths informing Botswana’s hunting policy
Botswana has lifted its ban on hunting based on five myths about that country’s elephant population. The decision has as much to do with Botswana’s upcoming elections and the rural vote as it does...
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Botswana brings back trophy hunting
Botswana has now committed to a policy built on myths, while the rest of the world takes stock of the implications ecological crisis. Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation...
View ArticlePoachers poison hundreds of Botswana vultures
Poachers have poisoned hundreds of raptors in northern Botswana using three elephant carcasses as bait. The information has just been released by the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National...
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