Botswana: El Nino Pits Humans Against Wildlife

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is anticipating an increase in human-wildlife conflicts in the coming months as Botswana braces for the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, which is associated with drought conditions in Southern Africa.

The department says drying waterholes and rivers could force more wild animals into human settlements in search of water, increasing the risk of property damage, crop destruction and dangerous encounters between people and wildlife. Elephants…