Botswana will slaughter 25 elephants to celebrate the country’s 60th Anniversary of Independence
Reports from the Southern African country reveal that Botswana’s 60th Independence celebrations will carry the unmistakable flavor of the wild.
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Botswana will be celebrating the country’s 60th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, the 30th of September 2026.
And somehow the government in Gaborone is planning to kill nearly 25 elephants for the Diamond Jubilee occasion.
Reports from the Southern African country reveal that Botswana’s 60th Independence celebrations will carry the unmistakable flavor of the wild.
This is because the government in Gaborone has authorized the hunting of more than 23 elephants and dozens of other species of edible wildlife to supply game meat across the country as part of the planned festive.
The Botswana Environment and Tourism Minister, Wynter Mmolotsi, has issued complimentary hunting licenses to District Commissioners covering 20 administrative precincts.
The allocations include Elephants, Eland, Kudus, Gemsboks, Impalas and Wildebeests.
For instance, Chobe received 11 Eland and two Elephants, while North West, Okavango and Boteti were allocated Three elephants each. North East and Tutume received four Elephants apiece, with Serowe and Bobirwa each allocated two Jumbos.
Meanwhile other districts will receive kudu, gemsbok, wildebeest and impala harvested from designated hunting areas.
Local District Commissioners in Botswana have been instructed to coordinate the hunts with communities and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
Botswana is well known for some of the best beef on the continent, with 2.1 million cattle for provision, yet the country still want to place elephants on independence menu.
The directives spell that each and every hunt must comply with the license conditions and Botswana’s wildlife laws.
The complimentary licenses were issued under Section 89 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act of 1992, which empowers the minister to authorize hunting under specified terms and conditions.
The Botswana Government has previously identified hunting quotas in agricultural areas as one of the measures for managing human-wildlife conflict.
When it comes to elephants though, Botswana is home to approximately 132,000 such Jumbos which is essentially, the largest population of any country in the world.
So, Gaborone figures that feasting on 25 of them is best culling method, doubling as diamond jubilee festives.
