Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany. Criticism from the environmentalist-led German Environment Ministry concerns the elephant hunting trophies purchased by wealthy Western customers.
Botswana is home to the largest population of elephants in the world, around 130,000, with whom cohabitation is sometimes difficult, according to the president. In 2019, Botswana lifted the total hunting ban imposed five years earlier to reduce the decline in the population of elephant and other species. Commercial hunting is also an important source of local income.