by Adam Cruise | Apr 25, 2020 | News
By Tracy Keeling, The Canary There aren’t many upsides to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But one of the few that do exist is that animals which hunters planned to gun down this year have received a brief respite. Botswana’s government, however, has just snatched...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 29, 2020 | News
By Mike Cadman — News24 Irked by widespread local and international opposition to its decision to reopen elephant trophy hunting Botswana’s government has become increasingly strident and populist in defence of its actions. In a City Press article published on...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 18, 2020 | Commentary
By Dr. Ross Harvey (Independent Economist, University of Cape Town) – Conservation Action Trust The Botswana government has again demonstrated to the world that it either does not understand or does not care that elephants play a critical role in maintaining...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 31, 2020 | News
By Dereck Joubert, Opinion / The Daily Maverick In a world where global understanding of true conservation and the interconnectedness of all life on the planet is growing at an exponential rate, Botswana cannot afford to be seen as an increasingly retrogressive force...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 26, 2020 | News
By JEFF SLACK – City News A controversial event auctioning off a licensed hunt to kill elephants in Botswana over the weekend has officially been withdrawn. A statement released by the local chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) said “Considerable interest...
