Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa's elephants, is considering lifting a ban on big game hunting to address what the government says is a growing conflict between humans and wildlife.Botswana unveils plan to kill elephants and turn them into pet food.. A hunting ban was established in Botswana in 2014. The country's President set up a committee to reconsider the ban last year. Increasing elephant numbers are causing problems for small-scale farmers.
After months of public meetings and consultations, a report by cabinet ministers also recommended "regular but limited" elephant culling, and said dead elephants should be used for pet food. It recommended that wildlife migratory routes "not beneficial to the country's conservation efforts" should be closed.
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