JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups and warnings of a blow to lucrative tourism. 3 Minute Read. In 2017, a controversy erupted after the U.S. Botswana's government is lifting a ban that protected its elephants from being hunted, part of a series of decisions that could have lasting impacts on the country's conservation efforts. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to lift the ban on elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe and Zambia. By Rachael Bale. Botswana on Wednesday lifted its ban on elephant hunting, saying the population had increased and farmers' livelihoods were being impacted, in a move set to trigger outrage from conservationists. A prohibition on elephant hunting was introduced in the southern African country in 2014 by then-president Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to lift the ban on elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe and Zambia. In 2017, a controversy erupted after the U.S. Botswana's government is lifting a ban that protected its elephants from being hunted, part of a series of decisions that could have lasting impacts on the country's conservation efforts. While hunting elephants is now legal in Botswana, American sport hunters may not rush there because it’s unlikely they’d be able to bring their trophies home. It's one of the world's last sanctuaries for African elephants. While hunting elephants is now legal in Botswana, American sport hunters may not rush there because it’s unlikely they’d be able to bring their trophies home. After five years, hunting will now be allowed in Botswana, home to about a third of Africa’s savanna elephants. The ban had been in place for the last five years. The hunting ban made Botswana elephants’ last remaining sanctuary in Africa, but even still, though … Botswana is home to about 130,000 African savanna elephants, which are classified as a “vulnerable” species. Critics of the ban, imposed in 2014, say the restriction was causing problems to small farmers and to those who previously benefited from hunting. But now, Botswana says, its population of the animals will be fair game for hunters. Botswana has the world’s largest population of African elephants, and the decision to lift a five-year prohibition on hunting drew an international backlash. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world's highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups and warnings of a blow to lucrative tourism.

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