Botswana: 87 Elephants Killed By Poachers After Pres Masisi Disarmed Anti-Poaching Unit

A month after he came to power, Botswana's Pres Mokgweetsi Masisi disarmed the anti-poaching unit. Recently, 87 elephants were found dead with their tusks removed close to a sanctuary in Botswana. A major crisis looms unless the government takes urgent steps.

Within the last few weeks, the largest poaching of elephants on the continent took place in Botswana. 87 elephants were found killed and their tusks removed. The bodies of the elephants were found after workers from Elephants Without Borders conducted an aerial survey. Botswana has the largest population of elephants on the continent, 130,000; a third of the continent's elephant population. The Botswana government however put the figure of the elephants at 230,000.

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