Botswana: No Elephant Hunting Crisis

[Pheroze]

Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it

The societal reverence around elephants requires an unbiased examination of the data and an open discussion among all parties as it relates to their management, especially in countries such as Botswan…

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[Hank2211]

Interesting analysis. Thanks for posting.

 

[BlackRhino]

Thanks for providimg the interesting articles!!!

 

[Philip Glass]

Exhausting to read these things. Are we taking too many elephants is asked over and over and then there the chart. The population of Elephant in Botswana increases every year regardless of the quota or the off take. The chart does not show male versus female. I don't know how to break it down for these people but boys don't have babies!
Until whole herd culling is reintroduced there will be more elephants every year and more ecological devastation.
Thanks for posting.

 

[cajunchefray]

Important discussion and data on endangered elephants (sic) for our non-hunting, conservation knowledge deprived friends.
Thanks for posting the article.

 

[schmijar]

The interesting part to me was the publication. I hadn't heard of it before, but if you scroll down and see related articles, the tone is very much not pro hunting. Maybe this particular article being included is a notable thing.