Elephant Hunt 2.0: Botswana Is Trying Again After Global Outcry

Government announces permits for the killing of 272 elephants
Lifting of hunting ban won votes, angered conservationists

Elephants at sunset in Botswana.
Photographer: Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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By Antony Sguazzin

December 11, 2019 at 3:11 PM UTC

Updated on

December 12, 2019 at 8:25 AM UTC

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Botswana, which has outraged conservationists by lifting a hunting ban on wildlife, is making a second attempt to restart commercial hunts for its elephant population, the biggest in the world.