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Elephants Protection Society Elephants Protection Society is an organization in beautiful Botswana dedicated to saving the lives

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HUNTING contribute ALOT ON HUMANS WILDLIFE CONFLICT in Botswana.Report: Position of the Elephants Protection Society on...
17/05/2026

HUNTING contribute ALOT ON HUMANS WILDLIFE CONFLICT in Botswana.

Report: Position of the Elephants Protection Society on Culling as a Management Tool for Elephant Populations in Botswana.
Prepared by: Elephants Protection Society
Date: 17 May 2026

1. Executive Summary
The Elephants Protection Society disagrees with the use of culling as a method for managing elephant populations in Botswana. We hold that culling is ecologically disruptive, ethically problematic, and economically inferior to non-lethal alternatives. Effective elephant management can be achieved through habitat expansion, conflict mitigation, and community-based conservation incentives without resorting to lethal population reduction.

2. Ecological Concerns
2.1 Social Structure Disruption*
Elephants live in complex matriarchal societies. Culling removes key individuals, including matriarchs and breeding bulls, which disrupts knowledge transfer about water sources, migration routes, and predator avoidance. This leads to increased human-wildlife conflict as disoriented groups move unpredictably.

2.2 Limited Ecological Impact*
Botswana’s elephant population is wide-ranging and transboundary across the KAZA region. Localized culling does not address population pressure at a landscape level and can create vacuum effects, drawing elephants from adjacent areas without reducing overall numbers.

2.3 Habitat Use
Evidence from other Southern African range states shows that culling does not prevent habitat degradation when elephant numbers exceed local carrying capacity. Habitat management, water point distribution, and corridor restoration address the root causes more directly.

3. Ethical and Social Concerns
3.1 Animal Welfare
Culling involves the killing of sentient, long-lived animals with high cognitive capacity. This contradicts the growing global and domestic consensus on animal welfare standards.

3.2 Community Relations*
For many rural communities in Botswana, elephants have cultural and spiritual significance. State-led culling risks eroding trust between communities, conservation organizations, and government, undermining cooperation on anti-poaching and coexistence efforts.

3.3 International Reputation*
Botswana’s wildlife-based tourism brand relies on its image as a leader in ethical conservation. Institutionalizing culling damages this reputation and threatens non-consumptive tourism revenue, which employs more people and generates more foreign exchange than hunting.

4. Economic and Practical Alternatives
We propose the following non-lethal alternatives, which are more sustainable and socially acceptable:
Method Purpose Benefit
Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation** Bee fences, chili barriers, early warning systems Reduces crop damage and human injury without killing elephants
**Corridor Restoration & Transboundary Planning** Reopen historical migration routes, coordinate with neighboring states Disperses elephant pressure naturally across larger landscapes
Community Revenue Models** Expand photographic tourism, conservation enterprise, payment for ecosystem services Direct financial incentive for communities to tolerate and protect elephants
Fertility Control Research. Pilot immunocontraception in confined populations Offers long-term population stabilization without lethal removal
5. Conclusion and Recommendations
The Elephants Protection Society recommends that the Government of Botswana and relevant stakeholders:

1. Prioritize non-lethal conflict mitigation and habitat management over culling.
2. Invest in community-based tourism and enterprise models that make live elephants more valuable than dead ones.
3. Commission independent, peer-reviewed studies on the long-term social and ecological impacts of culling before considering it as policy.
4. Strengthen cross-border cooperation within KAZA to manage elephant populations at the landscape level.

Culling may appear to offer a quick solution, but the long-term costs to ecosystems, communities, and Botswana’s conservation reputation outweigh the benefits. We remain committed to working with government, communities, and researchers to implement humane, evidence-based solutions.

CRY FOR OUR BELOVED NATURAL RESOURCES!!!

*Contact:*
Elephants Protection Society
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Scramble of the Ngamiland,, Where is our dikgosi to help the local community from this mess,,,, Good morning and good af...
21/04/2026

Scramble of the Ngamiland,,

Where is our dikgosi to help the local community from this mess,,,,

Good morning and good afternoon to all. We are here to remind you that as you go to attend the meetings called by the Tawana Land Board to push whatever agenda they have, be mindful that hunting is also ongoing. Beware of elephants that have been shot and are aggressive, especially for those who walk from Maun to Xharakao.

Unity is power .,,,

SCRAMBLE OF NG 32,,,,,,,Community of NG 32, we need to work very hard to expose the evil plans regarding our motherland....
19/04/2026

SCRAMBLE OF NG 32,,,,,,,

Community of NG 32, we need to work very hard to expose the evil plans regarding our motherland. Together as one, we can.

All youth from the settlements listed below need to attend the kgotla meetings on the dates below.

Unity is power.

HUNTING benefits the RICH, and the POOR only SUFFER the CONSEQUENCES of hunting in our Area.Good morning and good after...
17/04/2026

HUNTING benefits the RICH, and the POOR only SUFFER the CONSEQUENCES of hunting in our Area.

Good morning and good afternoon to all. To the local communities living in the following settlements: Xharaga, Tshutsubega, Xhoo, Xharakao, Shorobe, and Chanoga — we are here to remind you to stay alert at all times and keep your distance from elephants, especially from breeding herds of elephants. As we all know, hunting has officially started.

So, most of the elephants are very stressed from being shot at by hunters.

COMMUNITY SAFETY NOTICE: Hunted Elephants Are Extremely Dangerous in NG 35 – Stay AlertIssued by: Elephants Protection S...
11/04/2026

COMMUNITY SAFETY NOTICE:

Hunted Elephants Are Extremely Dangerous in NG 35 – Stay Alert

Issued by: Elephants Protection Society (E.P.S), Maun
Date: 11 April 2026

*What’s happening*
Right now in NG 35, elephants are being hunted near villages and cattle posts. When elephants are shot at and wounded, or when breeding herds are chased by hunters and gunfire, they become stressed and aggressive. They stop avoiding people and may charge without warning. Hunting with high-caliber rifles like .458 and .375 close to homes also puts families at risk from stray bullets.

This danger affects everyone: children walking to school, women collecting firewood or water, and farmers at cattle posts at night. A wounded elephant or a panicked herd can kill. We have already received reports of elephants provoked by bullets moving through settlement areas.

*What to do to stay safe*

If you see or hear any of these signs, take action immediately:

1. A lone elephant, especially a big bull: It may be wounded. Do not approach it. Move away slowly and quietly. Do not run.
2. 1-3 gunshots nearby:6 Go indoors. Tell your family. Do not go outside to investigate.
3. Signs of blood, or elephants running: Call E.P.S, DWNP, or your Kgosi right away.
4. *(At night): Do not walk in the bush. Collect water during the day. Keep livestock close to homesteads.
5. (*Children*): Teach them this rule: If you see an elephant, stand still, stay quiet, and slowly walk backwards. Never throw stones or run.

*Emergency contacts for NG 35*
E.P.S Hotline: [71295801/71224113/76827306/]
DWNP Maun Office: 686 0350
Police: 999
Kgosi Lelathego: 71746663,,and other Dikgosi

*Our request to government*

We respectfully ask our policymakers, and especially President Duma Boko, to review hunting that takes place inside human settlements. Until then, let’s work together to save lives.

*If you see something, say something. Call:* E.P.S / DWNP 686 0350

We stand with you. Human life comes first. Protecting families, brothers, and fathers is our priority.

— Elephants Protection Society, Maun

OUR FAMILYS LIVES ARE AT RISK,,Good morning to you all . Let's take a moment to appreciate Member of Bojanala, Hon. Mono...
10/04/2026

OUR FAMILYS LIVES ARE AT RISK,,

Good morning to you all . Let's take a moment to appreciate Member of Bojanala, Hon. Monopana Namanga for raising a serious concern about the ongoing hunting around NG 35, which poses a serious danger to human life . Hunting that takes place within human settlements is a careless move . Hunting within NG 35 was not a good idea at all . We have long complained about this, and nobody cares . With due respect to our policymakers, especially to our lovely and smart President Gideon Duma Boko, please review this . Our lives are endangered by high-caliber .458 and .375 rifles, and by aggressive elephants that have been provoked by bullets .

HUNTERS and their LOBBY GROUPS the want to undermine our BIRTH RIGHT,,,,,poor community.are lose right of land and giv...
07/04/2026

HUNTERS and their LOBBY GROUPS the want to undermine our BIRTH RIGHT,,,,,poor community.are lose right of land and given to the Rich,OF MONEY SHAME,,,,

Good morning, afternoon, and evening to all . Let's take this moment to clarify a few things regarding all allegations that Tuesday GR posted, written by an author named Oshinka . First of all, Rre Oshinka, he has been captured by a local hunting company based in Maun . However, we feel sorry for him because he's been used to attack E.P.S left, center, and right . We have rumors that the hunters have sent him to ask for our certificate to be revoked . Mr. Oshika, as old as you are, we accept wisdom from you - stop being used by hunters to run around writing stories that you don't know about, just for money . We are born here in Maun and we are helping our community protect their food from elephants . You've been in government circles for some decades, and we are failing to read your track record regarding what you're claiming currently . You're just a city journalist - you have no idea what's happening here . So please, just enjoy the money from elephants and leave us alone . We're a bad influence in the society? We're protecting families, brothers, and fathers . You're protecting a whiteman's interests and money .

Thogela mowa wa lenyatso Rra ,o motswana ga o lekgowa ,,,,tota a o a ikutwa ,ware re thogelele dijo tsa rona ditlou,,?,,o na le mathata Rra,,however re tla utwa ka wena ,,,.

ELEPHANTS DESERVE TO LIVE AS WELL in this planet .Good afternoon to all farmers and conservationists around the world . ...
06/04/2026

ELEPHANTS DESERVE TO LIVE AS WELL in this planet .

Good afternoon to all farmers and conservationists around the world . Maybe we should make it clear that as E.P.S, a local NGO based in Maun , our objectives (as stated in our Constitution, Article 4, 4.1 a, b, c, and d) are: to embolden the community to act against poaching and killing or other actions that may bring elephants to extinction . Clause 4.2 states that, in furtherance of the above objects, the society may manage elephants as a keystone species whose survival is vital for the health of their ecosystems . So, we are a legal entity with a mandate to help our poor community living with hunted and angry elephants .

This land doesn't belong to the hunters . They've used their powerful lobby groups to pe*****te up to the government level and sign agreements so they can manipulate the system . We don't need Conservation F to come all the way from the U.S to manage our wildlife . Those are imperialist systems .

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