The southern African nation, which is home to 130,000 elephants -- or around one third of the continent's population -- imposed the ban in 2014 to deter poaching. But while the elephants are popular with wildlife-loving tourists, locals have complained that they damage crops and affect livelihoods. "Predators appear to have increased and were causing a lot of damage as they kill livestock in large numbers," the environment ministry statement said in Facebook post Wednesday.
Read MoreThat has led to elephants raiding crops, killing livestock, destroying water supplies -- and sometimes even injuring and killing people, according to the IUCN.In June last year, Botswana set up a cabinet sub-committee to review the ban on hunting. Local authorities, affected communities, NGOs, tourism operators and conservationists were consulted, the ministry said in its post.
Noooo!
BoycottBotswana
This is terrible and inhumane..
Next the world powers will argue the right to cull sickly people in the world's population to give the healthier ones a chance?
Disgraceful, leave these beautiful animals alone.
The Batswana having to defend the reasoning shows social media’s ethnocentric morality.
Come and live in Botswana and u will understand, u people like to control and dictate how we must live with our 🐘, show us your 🐘 before u talk about our country and our elephant 🐘.
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Why did cnn not include the part where the president offered the elephants to anyone who was willing to take them
we have 1/3 of the continent's elephants, that alone shows we have been doing a great job conservation wise, this is just to control and monitor their numbers. elephants here are killing people, destroying farms, you can't even take a walk after 6 because they're everywhere.
Relax.. Let us deal with our elephants this side y'all can deal yours there.. FYI it to regulate the population.. It's temporary..and the fact that we have such large population of elephants alone should let you know we've been doing a wonderful job conserving them
El castigo por ello no tendrá fin, vendrá desde todas partes y direcciones. ¡Qué comience la caza! ... y ya veremos quien queda.
Was in the process of planning a trip back in 2020. Not now. I wish everyone boycott the country until the ban is in place again. I would think that photo tourist outnumber hunting tourists by a huge margin.
Green New Deal supporters should celebrate. Do you any idea how much methane an elephant produces?
Well then Botswana sucks big time
Seriously? What the hell is wrong with people?! These beautiful and majestic creatures are few and far between. Kill them because they damage crops? They have to eat, and oh by the way, they do weight several thousand pounds!
That has to be Trump’s fault. Let’s have a hearing.
It’s all about the MONEY 💰 and how much people can make, nothing will be left soon for future generations to enjoy 😊 and learn from. The planet is doomed and all because of selfish self-centred ignorant human beings. We need to STOP NOW.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Is there any group that can fight this? The elephants need to be saved.
What’s that I hear? “It’s naat a human beeeaing”... right? No laws restricting what people can do with their bodies yes? Isn’t that how it works! Pro choice when it comes to using your body to end life! Bad luck elephants! :-(
Pitiful
The human race is the parasite killing the earth. This is awful. Greed this is greed.
After being in Botswana and seeing the elephant beards firsthand, I can say that elephant hunting is akin to shooting an SUV at a dealership. There is no “sport” in it.
No wonder why donald trump send trops to those 3rd world countries
One small step by man one big step by mankind
Excuse me 🙃
Please do some research into how these elephants are damaging our country and killing people. If this bothers you people so much you are more than welcome to take as many elephants as you want.
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What the heck is wrong with people ?
Nooooooo
Wow thats sad. Elephants should roam free. For realz! But i am a Trump supporting Republican so i guess i shouldn't care.. but hey, news flash! I do!
Criminel !!
Please get informed, there are over 100,000 elephants in Botswana, they are in dire t conflict with people. Not a day passes without a human killed by an elephant. Culling is done all around the world, foxes in the UK for example.
That’s disgusting such a majestic animal why is this even ok
Well I’m quite sure Botswana get aid from countries that well can be persuaded to put a stop to this before any animals are killed for SPORT shame on you Botswana
F Botswana.
Suppy and Demand 😡 „US authorities will remove restrictions on importing African elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.“ (Gregory Wallace, | Nov. 18 2017)
Should lift a ban on hunting politicians.
Doesn't surprise me, I'm surprised people are surprised by this. Just do a little look into the location, the leaders, and the support and one could come to the conclusion that it's actually surprising they didn't do this sooner.
Not condoning it but legal hunting Actually helps the population as well
It's their elephants worry about yours
Botswana has a population of around 130000 elephants, the largest in Africa, if those morons don't appreciate that then they can just translocate them to other countries, no need to cull a vulnerable species.
DISGUSTING
Why?
Or Because the robots have taken control of the government
Because of too many elephants?
Now if they would lift the ban of donkey hunting, we could sell packages to thin out the herds of democrats.
No. Fuck. Why.... 😭😭😭
Give me one good reason as to why someone would have the need to hunt an elephant?
What’s that now?
Ah come on?
LeoDiCaprio you seeing this?and bloody posting this as if its a fucking advertisement!
lenavgils 😢
Fuck.
Wtf...
Need your help to save this beautiful creatures realDonaldTrump
GREAT MOVE!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely DISGUSTING!!!
Brilliant. Lesser species targets greater species for extinction! Idiots.
U fuckin kidding me?
Shameful decision. Just horrendous.
Oh no! That’s terrible, why would anyone allow that.
Sometimes no news is good news Tell the world of hunters open season won't ya
ridiculous! wrinkled ass rich guys will now shoot these magnificent creatures from 200 meters to pose for a picture. why can't they just offer to ship the extra population to whichever country(s) that can pay for transportation. not possible?
No. Due to death of Hambre.
Did the bots take control?
Enjoying a nice elephant ear, do u want some
The world really upside down and backwards
No!
No no no no no.
and its Crapswana
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