Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
Germany wants tougher limits on hunting the animals, but Botswana says it has too many of them.
Honestly a very interesting read. It must be hard to strike the right balance between nature preservation, hunting tourism and combatting poaching.
It is also nice to hear the African perspective on these issues. It seems like often the voices we hear talking are never those impacted by the issues at hand.
Exactly!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Botswana has previously given 8,000 elephants to countries such as Angola, and has offered hundreds more to Mozambique, as a means of bringing the population down.
The country now issues annual hunting quotas, saying that it provides a good source of income for the local community and that the practise is licensed and strictly controlled.
A spokeswoman for the environment ministry in Berlin told the AFP news agency that Botswana had not raised any concerns with Germany on the matter.
"In light of the alarming loss of biological diversity, we have a special responsibility to do everything to ensure the import of hunting trophies is sustainable and legal," she said.
The ministry, however, remained in talks with African countries affected by import rules, including Botswana, the spokeswoman said.
In March, UK MPs voted to support a ban on importing hunting trophies, but the legislation has further scrutiny to pass before becoming law.
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Would elephants survive in the American midwest?::: spoiler Title
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