Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailElephants in Botswana could be slaughtered again - to make canned pet food. The landlocked African nation has imposed a hunting ban for four years to help protect the huge animals . The number of elephants in Botswana is estimated to be about 130,000, which some argue is too many for the ecosystem. But Elephants Without Borders (EWB) argues that elephant population is decreasing across Africa. The hunting ban was introduced in Botswana in 2014 by President Masisi's predecessor Ian Khama.

Source: Daily Mirror February 22, 2019 13:22 UTC