African country permits hunting of 23 elephants
Botswana's ruling party has approved issuing permits to hunt 23 elephants during Independence Day celebrations, aiming to provide meat for local communities in need. The permits are distributed across different regions of the country, which is estimated to have around 130,000 elephants—more than any other nation. Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies African savannah elephants as a threatened species, Botswana remains one of the countries with the largest elephant populations. The hunting decision has faced criticism from environmental conservation groups, which consider it reckless and believe it increases the risk of escalation against local communities. They warn that killing elephants can make herds more aggressive. The government justifies this move as part of managing elephant numbers and reducing human-elephant conflicts.
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