The industry has lost up to R2.25bn as a result of the impasse, with the country ceding market share to regional competitors.

Botswana, home of the high-end safari and long Africa's leader in wildlife conservation, just lifted its ban on elephant hunting—and now has a mother of PR problems on its hands.

Mokaila says that recreating hunting zones will form buffer areas between communities and elephants. By shooting one elephant, he says, the others will stay away. '500% increase in fresh carcasses' ...

A licensed two-week elephant hunting safari can cost more than $50,000 per person, not including airfare, according to advertised rates.

In September 2016, Bianca Rudolph was found dead in her hunting cabin after a fatal shotgun blast. In August 2023, her husband, Lawrence Rudolph, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of ...

MADRID — Spain’s King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in ...

In 2013, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre and his wife went elephant hunting in Botswana. They both bagged impressive bulls. The safari was videotaped for the television series ...

The global backlash against Botswana’s decision to lift its elephant hunting ban on May 22 has been strong and swift. Tourists are already threatening to boycott the luxury safari destination ...

Groups lobbying in favor of trophy hunting, such as U.S.-based Safari Club International, have long argued that the fees paid by well-heeled American and European hunters provide essential revenue ...