Why Botswana is selling licenses to kill elephants
By Guardian Exclusive
12 February 2020 |
2:36 pm
Botswana is selling licenses to hunt 70 elephants in seven district months after President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a ban on big game hunting.
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