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1. Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban  BBC News
2. Botswana Weighs Lifting Hunting Ban, With Eye On Reducing Elephant Population  NPR
3. Botswana unveils plan to kill elephants and turn them into pet food  ABC News
4. Botswana mulls turning elephants into pet food and lifting a hunting ban  CNN
5. Botswana Considers Culling Elephants and Using the Meat For Pet Food  The Daily Beast
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Carcases of nearly 90 elephants have been found near a famous wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, conservationists say. Elephants Without Borders, which is ...

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MP Kosta Markus believes there are now too many elephants in Botswana.

Critics say that Elephants Without Borders made exaggerated claims to try to influence the government, which is considering rolling back a hunting ban.

Botswana's parliament passed a motion considering lifting the ban on elephant trophy hunting, citing an increase in both the elephant population.

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