Elephant Poaching Is on the Rise in Botswana, Study Confirms

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By Olivia RosaneJul 2, 2019, 8:48 am154 pts
Less than two months after Botswana lifted its ban on elephant hunting, a new study has confirmed that poaching is on the rise in the country that around one-third of Africa's savanna elephants call home. The study, published in Current Biology, used aerial surveys to conclude that the number of fresh elephant…

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