Botswana is providing support for human- wildlife conflict mitigation through the Community Guardianship and Livestock Protection Programme under the Wildlife and Communities Action Trust (WildCAT), an affiliate of the University of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU).
Wilderness Safaris supports Boteti Lion Conservation project in Botswana The objective is to improve conservation outcomes for African lions through alleviating human-lion conflict and increasing predator tolerance, whilst at the same time improving rural livelihoods through guardianship and education. - Travel - BotswanaUnplugged
Local View: Saving wolves for the slaughter
From the column: Years ago, on a foggy summer morning, I came face to face with a wolf on the edge of the Chequamegon National Forest. . It’s a disgrace and a shame and a crime if it was shot to death for political vindication (this past week). Or for fun.
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Hunters and trappers in Wisconsin needed less than three days to exceed the DNR s wolf harvest goal quota by about 40%. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR)
In Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, “The Lottery,” the villagers of a small town randomly choose one of their own to stone to death, for no ostensible purpose other than the cathartic thrill of the kill.
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In Shirley Jackson’s classic short story “The Lottery,” the villagers of a small town randomly choose one of their own to stone to death for no ostensible purpose other than the cathartic thrill of the kill.
A similarly macabre lottery recently was conducted by our neighbors in Wisconsin. Following the Trump administration’s controversial removal of the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list, just days before Donald Trump left office, 2,380 Wisconsin hunters chosen by lottery from 27,151 applicants “won” the privilege of buying licenses to kill 119 wolves over a seven-day period.
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But the hunt was cut short this week, on Wednesday, when the quota was exceeded and 182 wolves wiped out in just three days. This was likely because the wolves were more vulnerable due to heavy snow cover, said George Meyer of the Wilderness Wildlife Federation.
If you ve been waiting to book a mind-blowing, post-vaccine trip, add this one to your wish list: A new itinerary from the pioneering company Wilderness Safaris that aims to support elephant research in Botswana while putting travelers up close with the remarkable animals and the scientists studying them. bedroom at Vumbura Plains safari camp
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The six-night trip will visit three of the top safari camps in Botswana while letting guests interact with elephant researchers, in addition to going on more traditional game drives and other bush experiences. [Travelers] will be able to spend time with the elephant researcher at DumaTau, as well as take a helicopter ride to visit the Eco-Exist research base, learn more about human-wildlife conflict and the work being done to address it, meet the local Kgosi (chief), and help to install a water hand-pump in the community, the itinerary summary reads.