Botswana's elephant conundrum | DW Documentary

The elephant hunt is bitterly criticized - at least by western NGOs. In Botswana, home to 130,000 elephants, it’s seen differently.
Conflicts between humans and elephants occur time and again in Botswana. The large and incredibly strong animals lay bare the roofs of huts, destroy enclosures and sometimes even attack people. It is no wonder that criticism of elephant hunting in Botswana from Western animal rights activists is not well received. Local hunters are allowed to shoot a certain number of elephants each year, as are tourists from abroad. They bring a lot of money into the country, which ultimately also benefits animal welfare, according to the Botswana government. They even want to send 20,000 elephants to Germany so that the Germans can learn about the problems that come with living with elephants. In Botswana, they are proud that the elephant population has recovered thanks to consistent animal welfare programs - but are suffering the consequences at the same time. A report by Florian Nusch.
00:45 On the hunt
02:52 Villagers suffer
04:54 An animal rights activist speaks
06:11 A pessimistic scientist
07:29 Tracking elephants
08:57 Criticism from animal rights NGOs
09:27 The taxidermist
11:35 The wrong elephant
12:37 An incident
13:29 The fatal shot
17:28 A party for the locals
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[@samsungqled1167]

People of Botswana, thank you! Thank you for doing such a great job, it is amazing to see elephants are thriving in your country. You showed the world it is possible to protect wild life, you sacrificed for this. You are the ones to decide how you deal with your elephants now and from what I see in this video, you are doing the right thing. All that I saw happening was normal, natural, there is a concern to minimize the animal suffering, rules exist and are enforced and nothing is wasted. Please continue to educate people and stand up to people that have an opinion without knowing all the facts.

[@samsungqled1167]

Germany killed all its wolves because they were attacking sheep. A sheep herder killed the last wolf in Germany, there is DW report on that too. :)

[@samsungqled1167]

Italy sends its bears to Romania and now they are attacking people as there are too many.

[@michaelogunronbi237]

​@@samsungqled1167are you serious?

[@OmmerSyssel]

​@@samsungqled1167weird statement! Germany most likely have the largest wolf population in Europe! Hunting is very strictly regulated and only allowed after serious issues with a specific wolf! Are you completely out of touch with reality, or busy stirring hate based on obvious lies?

[@OmmerSyssel]

​@@samsungqled1167so what? If Romania decides hunting bears they are capable of doing so. Leave it to them, not so complicated!

[@Frasweiler]

How do you implement a ban in a continent or country that you dont even live in ?

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fezz016]

They are used to subjugating Africans, so they just can't help themselves most of the time

[@AlphaDogLXIII]

Soft power. Unless the country is not accessing the western international market, charity, or subsidy.

[@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400]

money , those countrys have no use of those recourses like ivory if it doesnt get imported by other countries

[@quitlife9279]

Economic/political sanctions. And if the country is corrupt, just bribe the leaders.

[@bamudiwa7159]

These people because they dont live in Africa they simply cant comprehend that 130000 elephants is more than a little bit too much.

[@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400]

Hey bro , no hate at all but 130.000 is not 'too much' , there used to be many more . the only reason why it now looks like there are too many is due to human interference and building community on the lands the elephants migrated through for hundreds of years . i fully do agree there needs to be a good solution to this conflict and that the people are having a tough life like this but this on the long run was created by ourselves . and now its on us to find an ethical solution

[@ronaldramalosa2231]

@@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400 did you say that number is not too much? hey mesta,sometimes is better to not say anything coz we live here......me right here in Kasane where the majority of elephants in the country are......so we know what we talking about not bookish information....reality.

[@Yash-vs8rt]

Spoiler We humans are 8 billion plus

[@johnsitumbeko732]

​@@Yash-vs8rtBotswana has less than 3 million people and 130,000 elephants. Elephants eat tones of vegetation and very soon that place will completely become a desert.

[@angelgallegos199]

@@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400I agree with you. Unfortunately in order to have an abundance of animals and nature, humanity would have to shrink its population and live more like traditional hunter gatherers. That would be impossible unless you want a genocide of all of humanity. That said best we can do is minimize the destruction, and that involves walking a fine line between human needs and nature. Even if it involves limiting population of animals for a more developed society.

[@soumaSR]

As someone who lives not so far from wild elephant's natural habitat let me just tell you conflict between humans and elephants can turn really ugly you sometimes hear about some old lady/kid who went to collect wood or to play got killed by an elephant attack or people throwing firecrackers on the elephants etc. it's hard to understand from European pov because almost no big predators, wildlife or highly venomous animals live there but it is part of normal life for many, I personally don't support hunting but there isn't really some kind of "silver bullet" to end human-wildlife conflict instantly.

[@brianaraew11]

They also don’t understand ppl hunting come and pay all this money which locals never acquire a cent of that they can actually see as valuable to their lives. So they might get free meat here and there but aside from that they’re left with angry elephants who don’t forget about the ppl that killed one or more of them. Which creates hostility towards the locals which they have to deal with on their own after hunters leave I imagine

[@greeenjeeens]

Euros should be quiet on this, unless they are ecologists. You just can't understand what an elephant is unless you have been atound them.

[@brianaraew11]

@@greeenjeeens well I’m American and I’ve been to the zoo enough times to know I would kill an elephant if it was stomping thru my yard. Esp being they are being provoked by hunters and angered.

[@4362mont]

If you want to be safe(r) fom mountain lions, rattlesnakes, bears, range cattle, moose, wolves, and bison, then the first step of many is to give them plenty of habitat that you don't build on and stay away from them unless you're willing to take your chances. If they come to your back-yard, then you must deal with them. This works in North America until as all too usual someone takes land & converts it to unviable for the wild things unless they come into our territory. It's not a total answer, buy loss of habitat endangers all,

[@meks4by4overlanding21]

​@@4362mont you don't understand, already 40% of the country's land is reserved for wildlife conservation areas, that's far more than the land where people reside

[@kamogeloramabu8512]

I am a Botswana citizen and have recently been more informed on the issue of human elephant conflict. The problem is not that humans are encroaching on elephant territory, that is too simplistic. The problem is their numbers have exploded to the point of invading human settlements deep inside the country. Whats worse is while government have measures to try compensate people whose property have been damaged, the compensation is not enough, the government is able to compensate this people only a fraction of their losses sometimes even less than ten percent of the losses. There is still land in Botswana and i believe if government had resources they could move some settlements elsewhere. The problem is those people are poor and if they were to be resettled, the government would have to cover all the costs. As it stands now all this compensation comes from Botswana government coffers, i believe the best alternative would be for western nations with moral objections to the solutions proposed by our government to donate money towards resettling the people and investing in success of their new establishments. I suspect that solution would be temporary as well since elephants are now spotted less than 200km from the capital.

[@Fezz016]

Resettling people is just delaying the inevitable here because these elephant populations are growing. Next thing Batswana will find themselves in Zimbabwe or Zambia running away from elephants

[@Anyabayor]

It will be better to gift elephants to others countries like china pandas

[@hillockfarm8404]

When it comes to wildlife and people conflict, part of the problem is that human activity creates a concentrated foodsource that will always attract self inviting guests that eat the humans hard work before it reaches their dinnertable. NGO's and other you shouldn't groups just don't (want to?) understand that fact. Even when it domesticated quite a number of species over the past 10.000+ years.

[@kamogeloramabu8512]

@@Fezz016 You're probably right, I believe it wouldn't take them even 10 years to encroach on the new settlements, I live more than 600 kilometres from Maun and Kasane and they have started destroying people's property around here. They're less than 80 km from city of Francistown, soon they will be appearing there so resettlement won't solve a thing.

[@kamogeloramabu8512]

@@Anyabayor I suspect the problem is transportation, also I suspect it would be difficult putting them in a new habitat since putting them exclusively in zoo's like pandas will not work.

[@ZambeziSentinel]

Botswana always been the best when it comes to conservation

[@shaheenbhoola]

Difficult to balance but its prudent and best that African citizens balance their own scales without external interference. They know best how to manage their own unique circumstances for a best outcome as proven already.

[@lungaswazi9194]

DW is the only western channel I've seen challenge western opinion! I love you for it

[@Fezz016]

Not when they report on Israel

[@ericmugo6936]

They are only non-propagadist media house in the west

[@lungaswazi9194]

@@Fezz016 I suspect you have your own biases that you feel aren't represented. I think they're fair.

[@Fezz016]

@@lungaswazi9194 Clearly you have not been watching their coverage of the Middle East with your eyes and ears open.

[@TshumuKokgalagadi]

​@@Fezz016who cares about middle east we, this is about elephants in Botswana.

[@dominicdmello7531]

Billiard balls, piano keys, decorative carvings all these led to the reduction of these animals. None of them been used by the African tribesmen. So who should really be giving the lectures? African tribesmen always lived in harmony with wildlife.

[@robsieger1886]

They need to be reduced further. Too many elephants eating everything.

[@TjakaErasmus]

Hunters pay for conservation. Without trophy hunting, millions of hectares of pristine African wilderness shall succumb to lifestock farming.

[@jsnow6925]

and poaching

[@gordonross160]

Botswana is the only country in Africa that is genuinely protecting the elelphant , now the western world wants to punish them for their awesome efforts. Thanks Botswana

[@spheleleNgubane-wf4de]

Kruger national park is also doing an amazing job protecting elephants and many other animals.

[@ruthndala5778]

Why can't South Africa Kruger national Park doing the same why are they not complained on like they do in Botswana

[@happysoup6649]

​@@ruthndala5778 the Kruger national park has about 20 000 elephants while Botswana has around a 130 000

[@ruthndala5778]

@@happysoup6649 They have more where that means they k8lled them

[@jane7525]

Its crazy to see the difference in the comments between those who actually live near wild animals and those who only watch them on KZbin and are sure they got ownership on morality.

[@michaelogunronbi237]

To me, this is mutually beneficial. The concerned community conserved the animals and when the animals are now in surplus, they get hunted for the much needed protein. Win win situation here.

[@karimmoorad9649]

40% of Botswana is for wildlife conservation. Nobody has a right to lecture Botswana about how to conserve its wildlife.

[@sekaopelaelo1934]

A 3rd of 1% is 0.33% ... Botswana's elephant population is around 150,000 and only 400 are permitted to be hunted in a year , in that time I'm sure the population grows more than what is being hunted

[@robsieger1886]

They should increase it from 400 to 1500.

[@huntforberries]

I live in Botswana and have never seen an elephant in my life

[@looneycrow7978]

They eat the elephant?.. isn't that purpose of hunting

[@e_wonderment6618]

It should be, so not for the ivory ...

[@kristinakrempaska5599]

Watch the video, the whole village eats it.

[@eastafrica1020]

I ate elephant meat in corn beef form out of a tin. Excellent taste.

[@BMD1784]

Yes they eat it

[@MatthewB-r1q]

It can be for multiple purposes. Let’s think together 😢

[@zillafact]

A third of 1%? The Batswana are SMART! This is quite sustainable...but the activist at the end has a point. The community deserves more of those gains.

[@isaymymind1727]

Tswana and smart in one line...Yah the word smart is now woke too.

[@drttgb4955]

Kruger National Park can only carry 3500, there is now 30 to 40 000 !

[@robsieger1886]

Because they won't allow the female elephants to be given immunocontraception.

[@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400]

thats a big lie , people believe that elephants are destructive by pushing over trees . but it is benificial to the envoirment and let me tell you that the number cap is complete bs . its even been proven that elephant birth rates were slowing down due to them knowing when there are too many of them in a region. its just human calculations that we take for granted

[@mikegunn3070]

Ask how much non consumptive tourism brings in annually and how many people it employs and trains? Ask how many non consumptive companies are owned by Botswana citizens and then ask how many hunting companies are owned by Botswana citizens. The answer is, with the exception of the odd connected minor shareholder, Batswana have hardly any stake at all in the hunting industry . The old story that hunting sustains area for wildlife, was once true but now the camera tourists have invalidated that!

[@mossfairy3060]

It's just so sad to think of hunters shooting these beautiful animals.. it so sad😢😢

[@common_man_2023]

"Until Lions learn to speak for themselves, every story will glorify the Hunter" -- an old African Proverb

[@mandandi]

Last month, we buried at 35 year son of a friend who was killed, trampled and decapitated by an elephant at night going to his home. This happened near Maun.

[@firstmanagers4040]

There is nobody anywhere who can have the audacity to tell Batswana(people) or Botswana(country)what to do with these giants

[@timocoetzee]

Would you say the same if the US started killing red wolves , etc. and other countries want to intervene? Just because animals are in another country doesn’t mean those outside of the country don’t want to enjoy it.

[@bokamosojohnson4142]

You are right!

[@jwatt247]

I agree there are those who have been sticking there nose in affairs that they have absolutely nothing to do with and so is the reason for the poor state of this planet

[@Binahx86]

@@timocoetzee If the state of Texas had 130 000 bears, should Batswana tell the US what to do with them? Definitely no. Same applies with our elephants. What they don't tell you is that we successfully controlled them for ages through hunting, it was after hunting was stopped that they became so many. Going back to hunting and giving some away should help.

[@boikanyoonneng9170]

We don't care about the feelings of people outside of our country... ​@@timocoetzee

[@88alexis]

They should send the excess elephants to other countries where they are scarce if it doesn’t mess up the overall ecosystem, and synthetic ivory can be made with resin 🐘 ☹️🥺😢

[@chandramouli2106]

how? by air transport? elephants weigh 10-ish tons ( i think ). that would be hard, if not impossible

[@88alexis]

@@chandramouli2106 idk…maybe by road or by sea?

[@Arek66]

@@chandramouli2106 you can convince an elephant to walk on to a transport with food so there are definitely options

[@mep.stance1210]

"Known as the E-Day, when the greatest armada from Botswana known to man in terms of tonnage appeared from the fog with landing crafts and secured a beachhead in a small German town of Stralsund, overrunning their puny defenses and laying siege on tasty lush outskirts of Berlin."

[@armand_otto]

Please urge yourself to do some research on the logistics of your solution. Simply not possible Southern Africa don’t have the staff to start with for a job like that

[@j-sin3344]

The Elephants were there millions of years before ANY human...

[@raclark2730]

Are you going to give up you're house for large herbivores that know doubt lived were you now live.

[@demetriuspowell29]

@@raclark2730doubt it

[@greenleader758]

Senseless comment...

[@variabletalisman2754]

So?

[@jsnow6925]

Dinosaurs were there before elephants, they are the rightful owners of the land

[@shaheenbhoola]

Respectfully, how exactly is discussion promoted with censorship?

[@NyanyiC]

Exactly. So many comments are being removed

[@sekaopelaelo1934]

Elephant Protection Society Botswana ... Please elephants are not just killed and hunted recklessly, there's law and regulations

[@MRT-co1sd]

They offered to send it to Germany. It’s time for the Germans to take on the responsibility too.

[@utubewatchinhesk]

Imagine one of the last places left to wildlife and now they're contemplating on their fate

[@NyanyiC]

😢.

[@trailedtracks]

It’s not Botswanans, it’s Batswana.

[@drewbranch7700]

Ba bua matlakala kana

[@zuhawk15]

Was that supposed to be funny.

[@drewbranch7700]

@@zuhawk15What part of it did you think was meant to be funny?🤔

[@washingtonstiglitz5554]

Ga go molato to say Botswanan! Ke sekgoa

[@amantletumedi1689]

​@@washingtonstiglitz5554 you're joking right!? Re Batswana.

[@surendrab-c1e]

Whoever is supporting this in the comment section must be nuts. Elephants are such compassionate gentle giants and you are killing to protect them because they have a population of 130K. What a cruel joke :[. Last time I checked there were 8.2 Billion of us.

[@AwesomeFish12]

It's a shame it's so difficult to transport them. There are nature reserves where a supply of problem elephants would be beneficial.

[@meks4by4overlanding21]

Nature reserve, these reserve are crowded with elephant and they are now moving to human settlements, already 40% of the country's land is reserved for wildlife

[@Demi-e8i]

Leave them alone heartbreaking

[@spheleleNgubane-wf4de]

Should they leave them to destroy peoples houses?

[@MootElm]

When people pay $50 000 US to go to Africa for 10 days to shoot an elephant, this is beyond sad. If someone gave me this much money just to shoot an elephant, I still would not do it. What happened to humans & humanity? 😢

[@albejaine]

Have you been living under a rock? We live in a world where we compete and struggle to survive. You misconceive humanity as only compassionate. You live in a real world. See reality for what it is.

[@spheleleNgubane-wf4de]

So is it better the elephants destroy peoples properties?I also don't like that animals have to be killed,but it's either they invest a lot of money in the conservation or some get killed.

[@josephlukwago6437]

What are you talking about friend. Animals are killing people. They are too many. Stop talking emotionally. Take one elephant to your environment and see.

[@boikanyoonneng9170]

Come get them then. You say this nonsense over the internet and don't want to take them in..

[@fredrickmanya1219]

It is ridiculous that there are 130k elephants in Botswana. There should be 10k or 5k instead

[@lblbestmomentshighlightsan400]

lol

[@LUNGILE71]

A well balanced report.Thank you DW

[@paulg3012]

What is balanced about showing total disregard for the rights of elephants to live and perpetuating the idea that human comfort, conveinience and money is always paramount?

[@raclark2730]

@@paulg3012 Were do you live are you going to give it up for nature or is that just for other people. Its to late to go back to the stone age. A balance must be struck.

[@danielorapeleng5928]

These things pass by my farm here in Maun almost every night😂. We see foot prints daily in the morning and hear them breaking branches and whole trees during the night

[@idy386]

Why not ship them to other African countries that lack them and used to have them? For example Angola would need some elephants as the civil war reduced the elephant population

[@Jamaa_ya_kazi]

Who owns the elephants? Who has protected the elephant to the level they are now? If the above answers are BOTSWANA, leave them do what they want, If you don't own elephants you don't have power to lecture the experts who live and protect them. I support Botswana from KENYA.

[@helgakangootui5010]

My beautiful Botswana. 🇧🇼

[@GeofreyOlekile]

Fair and balanced reporting from DW👏👏

[@TheGbelcher]

“ a fair shot?” 😂 why are you using a gun?

[@robsieger1886]

Because the hunters don't stand 9' tall or weigh 5 tonnes+ or have trunks and tusks.

[@IamLesh]

Botswana will always be the best to protect animals, but the problem is not in Botswana.

[@Victormujo294safariguide]

Hunting in Botswana is only for old bulls so what is problem does this guys knows about carrying capacity we have so many elephants ,no one should tell us what to do with our elephants

[@lottiepage1657]

Makes me sad. That’s all I’m going to say. 😢

[@bibideabreu5635]

How's your ticker ? What goes around comes around, wished to see that . I will pay to see

[@zennyfieldster4220]

If it’s made illegal to bring back ivory or any animal part the hunters want to bring back, why not make fakes of said parts.

[@yosca9311]

Are the elephants trespassing human settlements or are humans invading their habitat as usual? They're not endangered yet but as human populations expand they'll soon be.

[@gunner4life568]

you don't know anything about Botswana the population of Botswana is very low and don't forget southern africa is a dry region so the elephants come where food is and normally it is is where people farm

[@asha8443]

Exactly. Humans have a way of overstepping into the environment of wildlife

[@bokamosojohnson4142]

Come here and find out!

[@tishmoruimang6499]

😢​@@gunner4life568

[@windoak2113]

Botswana has like 3 million people and it's increasing extremely slowly.

[@Fatman311]

'We should allow elephants to be murdered because they inconvenience us' is not a persuasive argument. If you live near elephants and they are inconveniencing you, you should move.

[@Geraldbux0401]

Murdered? These are not human!

[@jessejamez5985]

@@Geraldbux0401 Are You for real? Why are you nitpicking something so irrelevant?

[@Geraldbux0401]

@jessejamez5985 it's relevant! And its not murder!

[@sisterpamop]

It is not realistic to believe that they are able to relocate lock, stock, and barrel.

[@jessejamez5985]

@@Geraldbux0401 It's relevant? How so? Why are you so concerned with the commenter using the word murder as opposed to killing? They are quite intellegent animals, just like we are. They return to loved ones graves to "mourn" lost family. Nitpicking at nothing.

[@Newcenturion100]

The age-old story of competing species.

[@WellbeingToPeace]

Time for collaboration between the species to survive together🦌🕊️💟

[@Newcenturion100]

@ArtsofWellness-o1A Some collaborate, and some are prey and predator.

[@WellbeingToPeace]

@@Newcenturion100 man has a choice: Do I care for all Creation or do I reach below the level of Beast. This is our challenge🕊️🙏🦌

[@Newcenturion100]

@@WellbeingToPeace I'm glad you acknowledge it's a choice. I'll stay a meatasoraus.

[@WellbeingToPeace]

@@Newcenturion100 it is very simple: Do not hunt, do not kill, do not trade. Saints radically refuse to control, use, coerce or traffick any other being. Similar theory applies in Vedanta. If this is the level humanity has reached, then it is up to all of us to uplift the collective hearts,minds and souls🙏🕊️🦌

[@kgbkgb4444]

Now after see this documentry yes 1% for hunting for big money jobs free meat its normal but only old and only 1% a year of total populecion

[@guidododo4822]

Disgusting!That elephant at the slaughter house was shot numerous times before it was brought down.

[@robsieger1886]

You're just a western sentimentalist who listens to PETA and has no idea how scary it is to live among or near these huge, powerful, cunning creatures. Ever spent sleepless nights worrying about your life or family or farm or home?

[@HairyButWhole]

Huntining is fine, the problem is that both people and elephants needs space and the trick is to figure out how to give nature enough space. Europe and US have took most of the nature out by converting land to farmlands, cites etc. maybe African countries can learn from our mistakes.

[@tonylayfield8750]

I'm rather partial to elephants.... but I couldn't eat a whole one.

[@eastafrica1020]

Elephant meat is similar to beef in texture and taste.

[@josephmurimi8057]

Saying that those people have a story relating to elephant doesnt mean they should be killed!minerals have been causing alot of destruction in the world,braking alot of people than elephants and still takes place!its time we call everyone to stand for the African Resources including our wildlife!

[@bman4509]

When has managing wildlife because of conflicts with human mean all elephants will be killed.. If we didnt value them we wouldnt have the numbers we have today..People die and families suffer. The compensation offered by government can not even cover 10% of the costs of our water reservoirs which are crucial to livestock if its a dessert environment.. Communities benefit, health care , schools and so many other things. PEOPLE HAVE NOT MOVED TO WHERE ELEPHANTS ARE . ELEPHANTS GO TO THEM DUE TO THE SCARCITY OF WATER.

[@briandube4698]

That's silly,

[@spheleleNgubane-wf4de]

So it's better to have the elephants tremple peoples houses?

[@josephmurimi8057]

@@spheleleNgubane-wf4de so its better to have them killed?are you saying that when you have rats in your house you burn it?

[@mandandi]

​@@josephmurimi8057This program has been successful for many years. No elephants will go extinct in Botswana as long as this program is in place. It's the most successful conservation program on earth.

[@mikareno11]

from what I’ve shown, I’ve changed my mind Thank you ☺️

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching!

[@joestuff8]

100,000 elephants are considered bothersome. But 8 BILLION humans are just fine. The damage humans cause is "justified" but animals always fall into inconveniences.

[@JKHTX]

People who try to control human population are typically not treated kindly by the masses

[@nightdragon1710]

Apasih

[@nightdragon1710]

Just lived there

[@nightdragon1710]

See if you can survive in botswana

[@thuzeza]

Hey im from Botswana, mmadinare

[@sejallmalik]

Just one question, if we are putting human life as a priority, isn’t that plainly selfish?

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Is there a reason they can't relocate some to next door countries?

[@THATMOFODIRT]

People need to check their western privilege and stop trying to tell an African country what to do.

[@atharali1027]

If it helps animal conservation, it must be supported ❤❤🎉

[@armand_otto]

The documentary is well put together and shows the hunter in an ethical perspective. Interesting to watch

[@CharlesHallESP]

Nothing is ethical about the Hunter

[@armand_otto]

@@CharlesHallESP the hunter in this video together with the pH is doing more than you have in conservation I’m sure

[@asha8443]

@flamingALMOND you don’t have to be so nasty

[@Whos-Who_69]

​@@CharlesHallESPtell that to your ancestors

[@simmonphuthego7490]

BOTSWANA is the best in wildlife and Envirinmental conservation.Human wildlife conflict needs better intervention from all sectors

[@doitTD]

If you don’t live here then don’t comment, come and live in villages surrounded by elephants and you will understand that something needs to be done. Clean or ugly

[@DBXOTICS]

People who comment against this obviously have not been to any African country, if you have ever been in Botswana you will know that elephant numbers have to be managed...

[@LyndTaylor]

The money generated from trophy hunting should solely be used to develop communities living around these elephants. I fully agree with the conservationist on the point that communities do not really benefit because the money is going elsewhere. The government should pour that income into improving the livelihoods of those communities. the so called "much needed protein" sustains them for a short while, but that money could be used for something meaningful and that lasts longer. people need to focus on the bigger picture here.

[@common_man_2023]

"Until Lions learn to speak for themselves, Every story will glorify the Hunter" -- Old African Proverb

[@gtxchufxvj]

What Ever the Reason It's Still Sad.

[@sejallmalik]

Extra elephants? Send them over :3

[@graffic13]

It's been made very clear that big game hunting does not help local economies! Watch " Trophy" they documentary about this horrible practice. It's pretty clear these people need government assistance to get proper infrastructure for residents, without killing elephants. Move these elephants to places that have resources for them to live.

[@abdullahkika5542]

Animal populations have to be controlled... Given the vast number of elephants...with no real predators Elephants can clean off the entire ecosystem thus killing thousands of other animals in the process.

[@lizowilliam013]

admin please, the word Botswanans does not exist please! people from Botswana are called Batswana, not Botswanans.

[@othomile]

There has always been amimal populatio control in every country . Why should this situation be treated differently considering the circumstances ?

[@gabs2318]

“1/3 of 1%”and poverty stricken locals arriving just for a free snack, wonder what happens to that 30% from the 4.5M generated every year

[@ys1281]

🐘🙏❤️🐘🙏❤️🐘🙏❤️pray for these beautiful creatures

[@firohot5476]

There are wildlife lodges in Botswana that charge over a 1000£ per night for a tourist But if you promote trophy hunting many of those tourist will go to other African destinations as they don't wanna see elephants getting butchered especially with their families Elephants revenge after such hunts and cullings is also well documented against local villages India is world's most populace country a major agricultural producer and also deals with elephant lion tiger conflict with out killing them

[@carlcosta]

Nobody owns any animal on earth. They were born free just like we did. This goes to the government of Botswana as well. We have every right to defend life, especially native animals in danger of extinction.

[@gunner4life568]

they are no way near extinct mind you the are destructive to the ecosystem for example one elephant eats about 140kg of plant each day

[@unopamushango3752]

They're not in danger of extinction

[@carlcosta]

@@unopamushango3752 they are, do a little more research... please

[@Binahx86]

@@carlcosta Not in Botswana.

[@carlcosta]

@@Binahx86 ignorance is blissful

[@firohot5476]

Issue with ivory import is people can fake documents and bring in illegally poached ivory too 😊

[@ИванИванов-ь2м9п]

😢love elephants love love love ❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnofdebar4071]

There she is, this lady telling Europeans they are hypocritical because they would not allow trading with parts of elephants murdered for sport... Why does DW give this person a stage?

[@gamer969rivere5]

Conflicted on this hunting them seems cruel being a pretty smart animals on the other hand having a herd of elephant trample your fences and fields constantly will drive you mad.

[@carl94-h9h]

other countries have found ways to keep the Elephants away from their crops; why not look to them?

[@josephmurimi8057]

💔😭

[@brianaraew11]

It’s not hunting if you don’t eat it. The villagers eat the meat, which is great. Trophy hunting isn’t seeming to negatively affect the community but they certainly arent reaping the main benefits. The villagers aren’t seeing any of the hundreds of thousands of dollars collected from foreigners trophy hunting. You could say it’s going towards water system or conservation, but it’s going to ppls pockets & villagers still left dealing with angry hunted elephants and no financial help for them. Animal activists will be passionate about protecting elephants, and I get that but what I don’t get is why nobody talks about how badly these ppl are being screwed by their governing ppl. It’s the same with any other resources they are plentiful in, international businesses come and export the resource out and the money collected from those resources exported never to be seen by villagers in anyway. It is a really scary and sad cycle of corruption and those who want to change that cycle are killed in trying to.. I can’t imagine the worries these ppl live with daily aside from being mistreated by their leaders.

[@danmcallister437]

They certainly are reaping benefits. This elephant hunt was done in a community area. The hunting outfitters have to bid for quota set out by the national government and apply to communities for use of their areas. A fee is paid to the community for every animal shot, as well as a commitment to improve infrastructures such as schools, boreholes, roads and bridges.

[@brianaraew11]

@@danmcallister437 I can agree with you that Botswana seems to be gradually gaining in development and their ppl are seeing some of that development. I guess I should leave this country out, but as for many other countries amongst African continent there are far too many natural resources in these countries for their ppl to not have basic economic right and to still be considered third world countries. There is no way to dismiss the corruption and humanitarian crises that have been going on for centuries in this continent WIDESPREAD compared to other part of the world.

[@ivanpaul8332]

I agree stop the trophy hunters

[@reginaldhengari2601]

Have u experienced human elephant conflict

[@spheleleNgubane-wf4de]

@@reginaldhengari2601 Please ask,these people speak but they have never even experienced the conflict.I have also never experienced it but i am smart enough to know that it's bad if i think about the elephants size

[@robsieger1886]

Because you don't have to live near these beasts.

[@manudakibaat7859]

Dear friend it is very important to keep the population in limit, you feel bad killing wild animals conserve. Same doesthe mother nature to humans.

[@MrPh30]

Good conservation hunting Bots have , time to get higher qoutas there . Not only will more get to experience the hunts , but it will mange the population better and it will be healthier and better as it’s not destroying the habitats so much. And it will also be a safety level for the rural areas also

[@ouroesa]

In general and when controlled, hunting has saved many species. hunters care greatly for the animals cause if they don't, they wont be hunting anymore. Some animals has to be culled every year and might as well get some money from it to look after the rest.

[@sydisticalsydney8193]

Whoever thinks Botswana has more elephants than Zimbabwe is smoking rotten port

[@busangotshweu]

Go and research,

[@xXTheBennyXx]

1 % turns into 2 % turns into 3 % turns into 4% and eventually, their golden goose will run dry

[@NyanyiC]

Actually this type of hunting is very well controlled

[@sekaopelaelo1934]

A 3rd of 1% is 0.33% ... Botswana's elephant population is around 150,000 and only 400 are permitted to be hunted in a year , in that time I'm sure the population grows more than what is being hunted

[@CorneliusMotsisi]

So what do you suggest must be done from a pragmatic point of view and taking everything into consideration

[@xXTheBennyXx]

@@NyanyiC by who?

[@xXTheBennyXx]

@@CorneliusMotsisi I think that the EU should ban any kind of ivory from animals who's existence are in danger. Trophy hunters behind bars in their home countries. Grow turismen with safari Start development of an elephant spray similar to bear spray.

[@hunterhq295]

They going to farm elephants?

[@-sparks]

17:56 no sir just tell the truth, the reason why people in those regions are in the lower class of the economy is because they don't take schooling seriously and hence they don't work good jobs which will bring them a reasonable income they can use to develop housing with those ablutions he's talking about and eat well lol, it's an entire ripple effect that will last long unless the next generation does better! and btw did I mention school in Botswana is free up to tertiary level! It has nothing to do with Elephants, that Elephant money is being used to pay for tertiary school fees

[@tamikovacs3887]

Please protect and respect animals and acknowledge them as being equal to us

[@raclark2730]

They do that is why they have so many in the first place.

[@mauricecole9152]

Botswana should be glad that hey have Elephants still. Be thankful u don't have to go to a Zoo an pay to see one... I have never seen one in person an wish to see as many animals in real life.. Join with other African countries and grow the genre pool of Elephants as well as replenish dwindling population there are always other options

[@lokesh303101]

Gifts to other Nations. Zoo Parks!

[@pujanxettri9234]

This is 100% illigal in nepal😢

[@amantletumedi1689]

You have around 30 000 elephants in India, we have more than 130 000. Of course it's illegal!

[@WellbeingToPeace]

Elephants remember. So those who kill them are doomed, themselves.🙏

[@dailylifevidz7366]

I lke the different views this documentary gives the victims especially