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Mar 1, 2023 · A hunter gets within 12 steps of a massive bull elephant in Botswana with Chris Dorsey and PH Jeff Rann backing him up ...more.
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- Chris Dorsey's Outdoor World
- Why A Hunting Ban Was First Issued
- How The Hunting Ban Got Lifted and Its Political Implications
- Who Is For A Hunting Ban?
- Who Is Against A Hunting Ban?
- What’s Next?
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To protect these creatures from trophy hunters and ivory poachers, former President Ian Khama imposed the hunting ban in 2014. An ardent conservationist, he also introduced a highly controversial “shoot to kill” policy for stopping poachers, which included arming anti-poaching units with military-grade weapons and approved shooting known poachers o...
Soon after taking office, Khama’s successor President Mokgweetsi Masisi tasked a committee with re-evaluating the ban. A committee of local authorities, affected communities, non-profits, tourism organizations, conservationists and other so-called “stakeholders” was created to assess the ban’s status. In February, the committee released its recomme...
Those in favor of a hunting ban are led largely by conservationists, arguing that legalized hunting will exacerbate threats posed to the already vulnerable species and transforming the one refuge left on the continent into an active danger zone. Some members of this group also cite ethical concerns. As elephant expert and WildlifeDirect CEO Paula K...
Proponents of lifting the ban point to the elephants’ negative impact on Botswana’s human communities. According to the IUCN, close human-elephant interaction in limited territory finds the towering behemoths killing local farmers’ livestock; stomping over crops; damaging grain stores; houses and water supplies; and even injuring or killing those w...
According to the World Wildlife Foundation, agriculture and land development have driven African elephants into an increasingly smaller area over the past several decades. Between 1979 and 2007 alone, the species’ range shrank from three million square miles to just one million. Factor in competition for and conflict over land and resources, not on...
Botswana, home to the world’s largest African elephant population, has reinstated elephant hunting after a five-year suspension. The move has sparked controversy among conservationists and locals, who face different challenges from the land giants.
Jan 10, 2024 · 10 January 2024 – A trend of Tanzanian trophy hunters targeting ‘100-pounder’ elephants has raised concerns of a new threat to the last few remaining super tuskers, of which as few as 50–100 may still be alive today.
2 days ago · The targeted elephants were among the largest, oldest bulls from the cross-border population studied by Kenya’s 51-year Amboseli Elephant Research Project, the longest study of elephants in the world . Unlike in Tanzania, hunting elephants has been banned in Kenya for 50 years .
Nov 17, 2015 · Trophy hunting of elephants is a controversial practice that aims to generate revenue and incentives for conservation and local communities. However, the benefits are often limited by corruption, poaching, and unequal distribution of funds.
Sep 28, 2019 · 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 trampled their crops. Others aren't so sure.
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Apr 2, 2021 · Botswana has granted permission for 287 elephants to be hunted as it gears up for its first trophy elephant hunting season since the ban was controversially lifted two years ago. With Covid-19 restrictions disrupting last year’s hunting season, 187 existing elephant licences have been tagged onto this year’s 100 licences.
