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Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany | BBC News


The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.

Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies from hunting animals.

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi told German media this would only make people poorer in his country.

He said elephant numbers had exploded as a result of conservation efforts, and hunting helped keep them in check.

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