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"Not A Joke": Botswana Threatens To Send Thousands Of Elephants To Germany
Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.
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350 Elephants Killed By Rare Bacteria In Botswana And Zimbabwe, Researchers Say
The sudden deaths of African elephants in Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2020 provoked considerable public interest and speculation.
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Mass Elephants Deaths In This Part Of The World Baffle Scientists
The mysterious deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana over a period of two months have perplexed scientists and researchers, reports say. The carcasses of the elephants are strewn around the northwest parts of the African nation. They bear no sign of injuries to indicate poaching.
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Over 500 Rare Vultures Die After Eating Poisoned Elephants In Botswana
More than 500 endangered vultures died of poisoning after eating the carcasses of three elephants killed by poachers in Botswana, the government said in a statement.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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Truckers In Botswana Save Thirsty Baby Elephant, Earn Internet's Love
Three truck drivers were making their way through Botswana when a baby elephant, abandoned by its herd, emerged from the bushes. According to The Good Things Guy, Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald and Pieter Roussow were on their way to Nata in Botswana when they saw an obviously thirsty baby elephant on the side of the road.
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Botswana Talks to End Illegal Wildlife Trade
Experts are gathering in Botswana today to try to end the illegal wildlife trade that is decimating populations of elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.
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African Elephants Could be Extinct in Our Lifetime, Warn Experts
African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned today at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching.
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100,000 Elephants Killed in Africa, Study Finds
Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent's death rate of the world's largest mammals because of an increased demand for ivory in China and other Asian nations, a new study published yesterday found.
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Botswana, a Rare Refuge for Elephants
No sign of an elephant in all of two minutes, a tourist teased a guide at Botswana's Chobe National Park, home to tens of thousands of elephants. A minute later, their vehicle cleared a knot of shrubs and elephants loomed ahead beside the dusty road.
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"Not A Joke": Botswana Threatens To Send Thousands Of Elephants To Germany
Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.
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350 Elephants Killed By Rare Bacteria In Botswana And Zimbabwe, Researchers Say
The sudden deaths of African elephants in Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2020 provoked considerable public interest and speculation.
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Mass Elephants Deaths In This Part Of The World Baffle Scientists
The mysterious deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana over a period of two months have perplexed scientists and researchers, reports say. The carcasses of the elephants are strewn around the northwest parts of the African nation. They bear no sign of injuries to indicate poaching.
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Over 500 Rare Vultures Die After Eating Poisoned Elephants In Botswana
More than 500 endangered vultures died of poisoning after eating the carcasses of three elephants killed by poachers in Botswana, the government said in a statement.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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Truckers In Botswana Save Thirsty Baby Elephant, Earn Internet's Love
Three truck drivers were making their way through Botswana when a baby elephant, abandoned by its herd, emerged from the bushes. According to The Good Things Guy, Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald and Pieter Roussow were on their way to Nata in Botswana when they saw an obviously thirsty baby elephant on the side of the road.
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Botswana Talks to End Illegal Wildlife Trade
Experts are gathering in Botswana today to try to end the illegal wildlife trade that is decimating populations of elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.
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African Elephants Could be Extinct in Our Lifetime, Warn Experts
African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned today at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching.
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100,000 Elephants Killed in Africa, Study Finds
Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent's death rate of the world's largest mammals because of an increased demand for ivory in China and other Asian nations, a new study published yesterday found.
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Botswana, a Rare Refuge for Elephants
No sign of an elephant in all of two minutes, a tourist teased a guide at Botswana's Chobe National Park, home to tens of thousands of elephants. A minute later, their vehicle cleared a knot of shrubs and elephants loomed ahead beside the dusty road.
