Trophy Hunting

Botswana may put elephants in cross-hairs as it moves to lift hunting ban

Conservationists estimate the land-locked southern African country to have around 130,000 elephants, close to a third of the continent’s population, but the government says the number is closer to 230,000, causing problems for small-scale farmers.

Trump reverses ban on bringing elephant trophies to US from Africa

Animal rights groups have slammed the decision. The White House says it has not yet finalised allowing trophy hunters in Zimbabwe and Zambia to bring the endangered animals home as trophies.