Botswana and Zimbabwe have long claimed that their elephant populations are exploding, making hunting a necessity to curtail ‘unsustainable’ growth, but a recent survey contradicts this narrative.
The president of Botswana is an outspoken critic of the UK's proposal to ban the importation of hunting trophies. He says trophy hunting is both a conservation tool and an economic boon for the country, and called the proposal a return to colonialism.