by Adam Cruise | Jan 30, 2021 | News
By Tracy Keeling – The Canary Hundreds of elephants in Botswana dropped dead, quite literally, in 2020. Following a highly criticised investigation into the mass mortality event, the government announced that water-based toxins caused...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 23, 2020 | Commentary
By Dr Keith Lindsay – Elephant Biologist, Fondation Franz Weber and Amboseli Trust for Elephants The ‘mystery’ of Botswana’s mass elephant mortality has deepened rather than been dispelled Stories of elephants dying in Botswana have raced...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 19, 2019 | Commentary
By Audrey Delsink (Wildlife Director, Human Society International/Africa), Dr. Keith Lindsay (Collaborating Researcher, Amboseli Trust for Elephants), Adam Cruise (PhD candidate: Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Dr. Ross Harvey (Independent Economist,...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 24, 2019 | News
By Deutsche Welle Conservationists are celebrating a win for the African elephant after an endangered wildlife summit voted down proposals that would have loosened restrictions on the ivory trade by allowing one-off sales of stockpiles. But they warned the vulnerable...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 13, 2019 | Commentary
By A Group of Concerned Scientists Your Excellency, President Dr. Masisi We are writing in response to ongoing debate over elephant management in Botswana. In particular, we wish to discuss the diverging opinions over options for managing elephants and reducing...
