Elephant & Rhino Poaching in Botswana - A conservation Problem

 

 According to Mbaiwa, the Okavango delta and Chobe district have experienced prime poaching of large animals. He said that the African elephant and the rhinoceros are some of the endangered species that are targeted by poachers. This animals have experienced prime poaching in these areas because they have large populations in the two areas. 

He further said that  the demands for products made from ivory and rhino horn is  the reason why poachers target these species.

Read more about Prof Mbaiwa's article as published in The Ngami Times, 18 -25 February 2022 in the attached insert.