Elephant, Botswana and climate change

Climate-Induced Poisoning Likely Behind Those 350 Elephant Deaths In Botswana
In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, 350 African elephants died suddenly and mysteriously in northeastern Botswana. Many theories have been put forward to explain what exactly caused this mass die-off.
Poisoning deaths of 350 elephants linked to climate change
With no evidence of poaching, the mystery of sudden mass elephant deaths deepened. As the death toll rose to an alarming 350, a theory started to surface. Could toxic algae blooming in the elephants’ watering holes be responsible?
Botswana's elephant mystery: Climate change and toxic blooms
Scientists from the United Kingdom are closing in on solving the mystery of the mass death of 350 elephants in Botswana in 2020. Satellite data analysis suggests that toxins from cyanobacteria and climate change are possible causes,
Hundreds of endangered African elephants suddenly died. New evidence finds a link to climate change
New data from satellites has provided further evidence that the deaths of hundreds of endangered Botswanan elephants were the result of climate change. A new analysis found that the mass die-off in 2020 was likely tied to toxic algae in watering holes.
Satellite evidence points to climate-induced poisoning of over 300 African elephants
A study led by King's College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.
Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off
A new study has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.
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Mass Elephant Die-Off in Botswana Likely Due to Algae Poisoning, Satellites Show
Botswana is home to a third of all African elephants ... Davide Lomeo, Lead author and PhD student in the Department of Geography Elephant carcasses were first spotted in the north-eastern sector ...
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New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms
In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango ...
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Botswana and Germany are feuding over elephants
Germany is at odds with Botswana over a unique resource — Botswana's elephant population. After the German government announced it would seek to ban the importation of hunting trophies ...
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Botswana gives leaders stools made from elephant feet
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Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting
To the intense dismay of conservationists and animal welfare advocates, Botswana has lifted a 5-year-old ban on elephant hunting. The Botswana government claims there is growing conflict between ...
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Botswana to start auctions of elephant hunting licenses
Botswana on Friday will hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since controversially scrapping a hunting ban last year, a wildlife official said. President Mokgweetsi ...
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Botswana elephant poaching 'no hoax'
One of the last elephant sanctuaries in Africa has "a significant elephant-poaching problem", according to the final results of an aerial wildlife survey in Botswana seen by the BBC. Elephants ...
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Southern African Countries in Bid to Fight UK Anti-Hunting Bill
Six southern African countries have voiced disappointment with new efforts by the British Labour Party government to ...
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Botswana to start auctions of elephant hunting licences
With unfenced parks and wide-open spaces, Botswana has Africa's largest elephant population with more than 135,000 [AFP / MONIRUL BHUIYAN] Botswana on Friday will hold its first major auction ...