Botswana Sells Rights to Kill Elephants for $43,000 Per Head

  • Government sells permits after lifting a hunting ban last year
  • Decision to lift ban has been attacked by conservationists
Elephants near the Nxaraga village on the outskirts of Maun, Botswana.Photographer: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP via Getty Images
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Botswana sold the rights to shoot 60 elephants for as much as $43,000 per animal in its first major auction since it lifted a ban on hunting last year, angering conservationists.