Bushbabies are nocturnal animals that are just a few hundred grams in weight and have large bat-like ears and an exceptional ...

Foot and mouth disease outbreaks are spreading faster than vaccinations can keep up with farmers scared of losing everything. South Africa recorded 270 outbreaks across five provinces with only 21 ...

In 1992, Botswana’s last native black rhino fell to poachers, and since the early 2000s, a small number of the imperiled animals have been reintroduced into the area from South Africa (some of ...

In Chase’s 2014 survey work, his team saw no incidents of suspected elephant poaching in Botswana. But in 2018, across five areas, they counted 156 fresh or recent carcasses whose skulls had ...

Botswana has threatened to send herds of elephants to other countries before Britain’s parliament approved a ban on the import of hunting trophies, joining Belgium, earlier this month.

Germans should try to “live together with the animals, in the way you are trying to tell us to,” he added. According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow to some 130,000.