Elephants responses to the return of hunting
Organization information
Elephants for Africa
Location: London, United Kingdom
Summary
In Botswana, the hunting of elephants has been reintroduced to address human-elephant conflict and to bring income to rural areas. However, there is uncertainty how hunting may affect daily lives. Elephants who have experienced a hunt are likely to become more aggressive, which could lead to further an increase of elephant damage in rural villages. Understanding behavioural changes of elephants towards humans after the return of hunting is important to avoid an increase in conflict.
Project locations
Botswana