Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in row over curbs on trophy hunting
Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in an escalating row over the importation of hunting trophies.
The dispute began earlier this year when Germany's Environment Ministry, citing concerns about poaching, suggested imposing stricter limits on the import of hunting trophies. Germany is the EU’s chief importer of African elephant trophies, according to a 2021 report by the Humane Society International.
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