Source: QZ
A new survey that takes into account data from the July to October 2018 revealed that elephant ivory poaching is growing problem in Botswana, Africa.
Researchers from Elephants Without Borders and Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks discovered that more than 90 percent of carcasses that had been examined by experts on the field were confirmed to have been cases of poaching.
Government officials in Botswana, however, are challenging the report on the premise that there are “too many elephants” in the region.
Though Botswana is home to nearly one-third of Africa’s Savanna elephant population, the number of elephants hasn’t dropped significantly, but there is more evidence of the region becoming a popular destination for poachers.
Some of the reasons for which poaching is growing in the region include: movement of elephants to different regions, which is followed by poachers; a high demand for ivory in East Asia; and finally, the hunting ban on elephants in the region “is up for debate” reports QZ, with the region considering resorting to regulated, limited hunting.
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