The Government of Botswana says that this week’s gripping news of 90 elephant poaching fatalities in the country is misleading and sensationalized. Thato Raphaka, the secretary for the Ministry of Lands, said Wednesday that Botswana’s findings are not consistent with data attributed to Elephants Without Borders (EWB), which has been…
The United States said Friday it was postponing a decision on importing African elephant-hunt trophies, following a global outcry from wildlife and environmental activists. President Donald Trump said he was putting the big game trophy decision affecting Zambia and Zimbabwe on hold until all the conservation facts had been reviewed….
Beginning on Friday, the United States will reverse its ban on importing elephant-hunt trophies from Zambia and Zimbabwe, while keeping the Tanzania ban in place and under review. It’s a move that’s sparking outrage from wildlife and environmental activists, who question the reversal by President Donald Trump’s administration of a…