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Botswana cancels hunters' licences for killing protected research elephant
Source: BBC
Botswana cancels hunters' licences for killing elephant
15 December 2019
Botswana has cancelled the licences of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant.
Michael Lee Potter and Kevin Sharp had voluntarily surrendered their hunting licences, a government statement said.
Botswana lifted a ban on elephant hunting in May, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals.
However the elephant, which was shot last month, had been collared - giving it protected status as a research elephant.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50800864
