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  1. 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.

  2. May 24, 2019 · 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 argue...

  3. 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.

  4. 3 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 .

  5. Nov 17, 2015 · Fees from trophy hunting of elephants that are supposed to help local communities—and elephants—often don’t. By Adam Cruise. November 17, 2015. • 13 min read. African elephants are in trouble....

  6. 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.

  7. 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.