From what i remember, Botswana have two giant natural parks, a strong government and isn't as destabilized by the DRC (and let's be honest, the metal found in s

From what i remember, Botswana have two giant natural parks, a strong government and isn't as destabilized by the DRC (and let's be honest, the metal found in southern DRC) as its northern neighbours, so i can see that their elephant population could reach level so high they have to kill some. Canadians/USians do the same with wolves (and/or deers in the Appalachians), we do the same with hogs, and all those animals are ultimately less damaging than elephants, so it reeks of useless activism. Botswana should have threatened to do that, because it's ultimately a ridiculous threat, but to be fair, i would rather have rich people go kill designated animals and pay through the nose for it to curb population, rather than letting poachers and illegal safaris do the same. At least it move money from people who do not need it, to people who do.