Botswana: Strategy Addresses Human – Wildlife Conflict

Gaborone — The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mr Wynter Mmolotsi says addressing human-wildlife conflict is among priority areas of the National Development Plan (NDP) 12 strategy.

He acknowledged that human-wildlife conflict was one of the major impediments of economic growth and food security within the rural communities, with an average of over 9 000 incidents recorded annually.

Mr Mmolotsi said the government was committed to reducing these incidents by 10 per cent annually during the…