The reintroduction of elephant trophy hunting in Botswana in 2019, following a five-year moratorium, is likely severely depleting the number of large, older bulls, according to a recent report. This ...

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 ...

Africa’s elephants are out of control, and the continent’s people, and plants, are paying the price. Far too many ...

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 ...