Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Lost Young Elephant Has Been Found

The young female elephant which has lost its herd has been found but she ran away from the rescue team. This was revealed by Boago Poloko of Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation which has volunteered to search and translocate the young female to safety from human residential areas. Poloko explained...

Has DWNP Ignored Private Researchers To The Sidelines In The Elephants Deaths Investigation ?

Some private wildlife experts and scientists are not happy of being side-lined by Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) in the ongoing mysterious disease outbreak investigation that has killed almost 160 elephants in the Okavango delta Panhandle. However, Regional Wildlife coordinator Dimakatso...

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Okavango Delta Poachers Now Target White Dehorned Rhinos

Two Dehorned white rhinos have gone down to poachers in Chiefs Island of Moremi Game Reserve.The horn stubs were taken.This follows the discovery of another white carcass at NG30 on Wednesday this week.The government is facing an unprecedented spate of rhino poaching in the delta with more than 50 rhinos...

South African Experts's Botswana Elephant Statement Misleading-Botswana experts

The statement reportedly uttered by respected South African elephant expert Ron Thomson linking Okavango elephant deaths to overpopulation is ridiculous and misleading, according to elephant experts in Botswana. since May 11, Botswana's  Okavango panhandle has been experiencing mysterious elephant...

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Is Botswana Losing Battle Against Rhino Poachers?

The Okavango Delta poaching has become an issue of serious national and international concerns. Our rising rhino poaching is a serious national and international concern that needs an immediate targeted response to contain. As it stands it looks like we have already lost 16 rhinos in the delta...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Botswana Army Officers Shoot and Kill Two Rhino Poachers in the Okavango Delta

Two suspected rhino poachers were allegedly killed in a fire exchange with the army officers in the Mombo area of the Okavango Delta. Acting Maun station commander Samuel told media that Four Botswana Defence Force (BDF) reportedly shot and killed the poachers in the Mombo area of the Okavango Delta on Sunday. Kgomo said the four officers were on patrol and saw the poachers’ tracks. Shortly...

Monday, July 22, 2019

Safari Guide form Elephants Protection Society

A local safari guide Oaitse Nawa has formed a non-governmental organization called Elephants Protection Society which strives to prevent deadly contacts between communities with elephants. The organisation incorporated this year aims to create a pleasant environment between animals and humans...