Worry over sharp rise in Botswana’s wildlife hunting quotas, plans for year-round elephant hunting

Worry over sharp rise in Botswana’s wildlife hunting quotas, plans for year-round elephant hunting

By Cyril Zenda - Down to Earth Since lifting the ban on trophy hunting in 2019, Botswana has been progressively increasing the numbers of animals on offer to sport hunters. Wildlife conservationists are alarmed by the sharp increase in elephants and other wildlife that Botswana continues to put on its annual hunting quotas, a move they say is detrimental to the long-term term survival of the species. This follows the publication of a draft wildl…