Human and Wildlife Conflicts- Commercial Farmer Kills 26 Lions In Ghanzi  

By Boniface Keakabetse The increasing cases of human and wildlife conflicts in Ghanzi commercial farms have reportedly sparked retaliatory killings of lions by cattle farmers in the area.  Ghanzi district,…

Promise Of More Copper Discovery Near Toteng

Along the sands of Kalahari a mining story is unfolding as promises of more discovery of copper and silver deposits continues along the ‘Kalahari Copper Belt (‘KCB.’) KCB is a…

From Paul Allen to Denmark’s Wealthiest Man: Abu Camp for Sale

A consortium comprising of Demarks wealthiest man, Anders Holch Povlsen is positioning itself to take over Okavango Delta’s Iconic Abu Camp, partly owned by Microsoft Founder Paul. G Allen. Set…

Habu Project Reforms Bushmeat Poachers

Computer Scientist, Joel Kangootui (29) grew up in a cattle post setting learning the craft of tendering for cattle at a young age.  Kangootui comes from Ovaherero tribe who are…

Okavango Delta’s Economic Boost As New Mohembo Bridge Opens

By Boniface Keakabetse Rejuvenated by the opening of the new iconic Mohembo Bridge Okavango Community Trust (OCT) has announced plans to build a new hotel in Seronga Village. OCT is…

Botswana Mulls Wildlife Diseases surveillance programme

By Boniface Keakabetse The death of 450 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2020 have ignited calls for an urgent creation of a wildlife diseases surveillance programme to avoid similar…

Vultures poisoned in Chobe National Park

Boniface Keakabetse   Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) has confirmed the discovery of 50 poisoned White- backed vultures at CH 1 in Chobe district. Ch1 is a community concession…

KAZA ELEPHANT SURVEY STARTS

Boniface Keakabetse Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) – wide coordinated aerial survey of elephants which is starting this month. The exercise  is first ever elephant count in the five…

LOCAL Conservation Organisations Lack Access to Funding

By Boniface Keakabetse Oaitse Nawa (47) is a qualified professional safari guide and founder of the budding conservation nonprofit, Elephant Protection Society (EPS).  Nawa founded Elephant Protection Society In 2018, an…