Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row

Botswana offers 20,000 elephants to Germany: 'You try living with them!' | WND | by Around the Web

(REMIX) – Botswana has offered to send 20,000 elephants to Berlin, telling Germany’s left-wing government it should try living with the mammals before pushing trophy hunting bans on African countries. Calls by Germany’s Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke for bans on trophy hunting have been met with stiff opposition in Botswana’s capital of orone, with…

Why Botswana’s president is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany - Face2Face Africa

A conservation row has resulted in the president of Botswana threatening to send Germany 20,000 elephants. According to BBC, President Mokgweetsi Masisi made the threat in response to Germany’s environment ministry proposing a harsher import cap on trophies from hunting animals.  The Humane Society International in a 2021 report stated that Germany ranks first in the EU regarding the importation of African elephants and hunting trophies. The Eur…

Will flood Germany with 20,000 elephants, threatens Botswana

Botswana's President has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a public spat over wildlife conservation. Botswana is grappling with elephant "overpopulation" and allows hunting of some in a bid to control their numbers. Germany has called for restricting the import of hunting trophies.