In June, the president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi was recommending that parts of his government look into the hunting ban on Elephants. On Thursday, February 21st, the group finally said that it was advising lifting the ban. The group discussed both parts saying that "Proponents of the hunting ban postulate that it is a good and noble conservation effort which will create a conducive environment for increased wildlife populations, and; Those against the hunting ban are of the view that hunting is a good wildlife management tool if properly implemented." In the article, it states that some Elephants have become a burden by destroying people's property. But, how they are also so crucial to the ecosystem. The government walks on thin ice in this issue because, the Elephants, although recovering, have been considered an endangered species when they were heavily hunted for their tusks in the past. The government is considering a "limited' hunting of these Elephants in order to grow their hunting business and to control the population, but to not wipe them out completely.
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696992009/botswana-weighs-lifting-hunting-ban-with-eye-on-diminishing-elephant-population
https://www.facebook.com/BotswanaGovernment/photos/a.336021353147196/2087432371339410/?type=3&theater
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