Botswana: Sharp Spike in Elephant Poaching – ‘Someone is Dropping the Ball Here’

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 October 2023.

Mary Rice, Executive Director of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), warns that “the increasing number of elephant poaching incidents being documented in Botswana should be of real concern to the wider conservation community”.

New poaching and trophy…