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Title:
Botswana: Sharp spike in elephant poaching - 'Someone is dropping the ball here'
Author(s):
Cruise A
Publication Year:
2024
Abstract:

There has been a dramatic increase in elephant poaching in northern Botswana, with little official concern about reports of the poaching. An aerial survey in July revealed 19 poached carcasses, bringing the total to 105 since October2023. Mary Rice, Executive Director of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), warns that "the increasingnumber of elephant poaching incidents being documented inBotswana should be of real concern to the widerconservation community".

Series Title:
Conservation Action Trust
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, big game, protected species, ivory
Files:
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