March to Stop the killing of elephants in Botswana

On Feb 8th, 2020, Team Nsefu marched in solidarity in Balboa Park with other organizations around the world denouncing Botswana’s decision to sell permits to trophy hunters to kill 272 elephants to cull their elephant herds. Once the” beacon of hope” for wildlife conservation, Botswana’s dangerous about-face on conservation has enraged individuals and organizations globally. Furthermore, the lifting of the hunting ban has dramatically accelerated illegal rhino-poaching in the country with over 50 rhinos killed in a 10-month period.

It is a known ”cause and effect” situation that when countries open up to trophy hunting … illegal poaching escalates dramatically. Not arming their wildlife rangers and allowing trophy hunting has created a desperate situation in the country. Poachers buy permits as “trophy hunters” and legally take ivory, horn, etc and ship to Asia where the animal parts command enormous money. Nsefu Wildlife takes a stand against such reckless strategies and greed-based decisions under the auspices of “conservation”.