Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, on Friday was set to hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since scrapping a hunting ban last year. The sale will ...

Conservationists have raised the alarm about the Botswana government’s decision to raise its annual trophy-hunting quota for elephants, reigniting the debate over how the country should manage the ...

A herd of elephants crosses the road in the Okavango Delta on Sept. 28, 2024. Anthony Wallace photo for Foreign Policy In April 2024, Botswana’s then-president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, made headlines for ...