Apr 3, 2024 · Botswana is home to about a third of the world's elephant population - over 130,000 - more than it has space for. Herds were causing damage to property, eating crops and trampling...

Mar 12, 2018 · The researchers concluded that the large population of elephants in northern Botswana perform a key ecological role by maintaining heterogeneity in the ecosystem.

5 days ago · Botswana has more elephants than any other country on the planet. But what’s been hailed as a great conservation success story has become a deadly problem. While they have turbo charged photo ...

Apr 13, 2024 · Botswana alone is home to about 130,000 bush elephants – about half of the region’s numbers. It is a big country with a small population of two million people, comparable in size to France,...

Dec 17, 2024 · In 2020, the discovery of over 330 dead elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta during an aerial survey shocked scientists and the world. It was one of the most significant mass mortality events of large mammals in recent southern African history.

May 24, 2019 · Botswana, home to the world’s largest African elephant population, has lifted its five-year suspension of elephant hunting, attracting the ire of conservationists while placating those who argue...

Apr 15, 2024 · Botswana holds 130,000 elephants, the largest elephant population of any country. The report shows that elephant numbers in northern Botswana were essentially unchanged between 2010 and 2022. The 2022 aerial survey revealed high numbers of elephant carcasses.

Mar 2, 2025 · Populations in Botswana and Zimbabwe, in particular, grew robustly and now hold the majority of savanna elephants in Africa. Increasing populations were rare in other regions.

Feb 28, 2025 · Today, one-third of all African elephants—about 132,000, according to the most recent count —reside in Botswana. Russel said that hungry elephants rip off the roofs of homes in town in the ...

Dec 5, 2023 · When hundreds of African savanna elephants dropped dead in Botswana's Okavango Delta in 2020, conservationists were alarmed. As the death toll rose—from dozens in March to more than 350...