Botswana on Wednesday lifted its ban on elephant hunting, saying the population had increased and farmers’ livelihoods were being impacted, in a move set to trigger outrage from conservationists. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of male elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana [File: Mike Hutchings/Reuters] Conservationists have raised the alarm ...

The government is revoking a ban on elephant hunting. Some say that's good news for the tourist business and local farmers who say the animals... Lebalang Ramatokwane surveys a jagged hole in the ...

The reintroduction of elephant trophy hunting in Botswana in 2019, following a five-year moratorium, is likely severely depleting the number of large, older bulls, according to a recent report. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Botswana's elephant population is causing concern for the country's leaders.REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Botswana's President, Mokgweetsi ...

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany after the European country’s environment ministry called for limiting imports on hunted trophies, according to a ...

GABORONE, BOTSWANA — 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 ...

Germany is at odds with Botswana over a unique resource — Botswana's elephant population. After the German government announced it would seek to ban the importation of hunting trophies, Botswanan ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, may lift a ban on hunting for sport in the face of what the government says is growing conflict between humans and ...

Botswana has scrapped its ban on elephant hunting, citing an increase in conflicts between elephants and humans during the five years the rule was in place. The southern African nation, which is home ...

To the intense dismay of conservationists and animal welfare advocates, Botswana has lifted a 5-year-old ban on elephant hunting. The Botswana government claims there is growing conflict between the ...