Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting

22 May 2019

Botswana has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops.

Critics of the ban, imposed in 2014, say the restriction was causing problems to small farmers and to those who previously benefited from hunting.

Botswana has some 130,000 elephants, the world's largest population.

The decision is likely to trigger an angry reaction from conservationists, who believe the move is political.

It could also damage the country's international reputation for conservation and affect its revenues from tourism, the second largest source of foreign income after diamond mining.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48374880

[femmedem]

1. Oh no. This is heartbreaking. n/t

[montanacowboy]

2. Fucking Pathetic

Scum
An elephant has more grace and intelligence in one toe than all these MOfers in their whole bodies

Hurry up Donnie Jr., get your gun

I can't say what I really want to on this board

[Phoenix61]

3. I feel for the elephants but when people

are going hungry because the elephants ate their crops, that’s not good either. Human-wildlife conflict doesn’t work out well for either one.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Sad to read this. Botswana is one of 6 African countries I will be

traveling to this fall. Have many photo safaris scheduled and am providing tourist dollars to each country.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Damn!