Elephants in Botswana – level 3

29-05-2019 07:00

Botswana is home to 130,000 elephants, which is the most of any country in Africa. In 2014, the government banned hunting of its elephants to help their population grow.

Last Wednesday, people lifted the ban on elephant hunting, turning what was once a sanctuary for African elephants into an open territory for licensed hunters. The country plans to grant as many as 400 elephant hunting licenses a year.

Botswana’s government said that they lifted the ban because of increasing conflicts between elephants and humans. It says that it has to protect the elephants as well as the people.

Difficult words: ban (say that people must not do something), lift (stop), sanctuary (a safe place).

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