Botswana's President has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a public spat over wildlife conservation. Botswana is grappling with elephant "overpopulation" and allows hunting of some in a bid to control their numbers. Germany has called for restricting the import of hunting trophies.
Why a war of words erupted between a European powerhouse and an African country with the latter threatening Germany with exporting thousands of wild elephants? Here is the story of conservation vs survival explained.