Botswana hunting revenues almost double amid UK opposition

Communities living in wildlife areas protest in front of the British High Commission in Gaborone, March 12, 2025. (Mqondisi Dube for VOA) Siyoka Siamasiku, director of conservation coalition Ngamiland Council of Non-Governmental Organizations, March 12, 2025. (Mqondisi Dube for VOA)

Botswana has made $4 million from the sale of licenses to hunt wild animals, the highest figure since lifting a hunting ban in 2019. The hunting season, which ended in November, was held amid growing opposition from some European countries that want a ban on the importation of African wildlife trophies.