(Posted 22nd June 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Liadhan Robinson, The Post (New Zealand), June 19, 2026 |
| Botswana is one of Africa’s premier safari destinations, renowned for its elephant super herds, diverse predators, lush Okavango Delta and sprawling Kalahari Desert. A little over a decade ago, poisoned carcasses were wiping out lions in Botswana’s northern Okavango Delta. In the northern Okavango panhandle, 18,000 elephants share the landscape with a human population of about 16,000. Not long ago, many locals viewed elephants as dangerous pests with no real benefit to the community. Conflict was escalating, crops were being destroyed, and casualties were rising on both sides. |
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