Botswana holds the world's largest elephant population with one of the highest trophy-hunting quotas.
While the government says the controversial practice is needed to manage the population of elephants, critics say it will exacerbate human-wildlife tensions.
By Usaid Siddiqui
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Conservationists have raised the alarm about the Botswana government’s decision to raise its annual trophy-hunting quota for elephants, reigniting the debate over how the country should manage the world’s largest elephant population.
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