Submit a link
Start a discussion
-
+18 +1
Elephants are dying in droves in Botswana. Scientists don’t know why
Some type of pathogen may be behind the recent deaths of 39 elephants, a new wave that follows 350 deaths last summer.
-
+7 +1
Botswana mulls turning elephants into pet food
Botswana should lift its four-year ban on big game hunting and also allow the canning of elephant meat for pet food, Cabinet ministers in the southern African nation have recommended. Botswana, home to nearly 130,000 elephants, is one of the most popular tourist destinations for wildlife lovers who want to glimpse the animals. But tension over the elephant population has grown, with some arguing they damage crops.
-
+35 +1
87 Elephants Found Dead Near Botswana Sanctuary
A report attributed the killings to a “poaching frenzy”
-
+1 +1
This Is How You Escape a Cheetah, if You’re an Impala
Years of study in Botswana yielded the first stride-by-stride data on how lions and cheetahs hunt zebras and impalas, and how these prey flee their predators.