Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four years ago, 350 elephants died near Botswana's Okavango Delta, but the cause of their deaths was a mystery. It turns out that ...

A new study reveals that sustained droughts in Botswana push African elephants towards human communities, increasing the potential for deadly encounters. Scientists highlight the implications of ...

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany after the European country’s environment ministry called for limiting imports on hunted trophies, according to a ...

In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop means hoping these "gentle giants" don't wander through and cause damage ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said he wants to send 20,000 wild elephants to Germany to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The biggest elephant in Botswana has been killed by trophy hunters for ...

Botswana on Wednesday lifted its ban on elephant hunting, saying the population had increased and farmers’ livelihoods were being impacted, in a move set to trigger outrage from conservationists. A ...

A video has surfaced showing the terrifying moment when an elephant capsized two British couples’ canoes and attempted to attack them in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. According to The Sun, the couples ...

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 ...

In September, conservationists in Botswana discovered 87 dead elephants, their faces hacked off and tusks missing. Poaching, the researchers warned, was on the rise. The news had international ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, may lift a ban on hunting for sport in the face of what the government says is growing conflict between humans and ...

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. ”Twenty thousand elephants for Germany, this is not a joke ...