The global backlash against Botswana's decision to lift its elephant hunting ban on May 22 has been strong and swift. Tourists are already threatening to boycott the luxury safari destination -- ...

RETETI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY, Kenya (AP) — We stood at the edge of a dusty corral baked by the equatorial sun and ringed by chest-high posts as thick as telephone poles. On some posts, workers had ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - If Spain's king had shot an elephant in Botswana during his ill-fated hunting excursion it would have been one of perhaps 150,000 that roam the vast southern African country, ...

In 2014, former Botswana president Ian Khama banned elephant hunting. The measure, imposed the year before Cecil the Lion’s demise in neighbouring Zimbabwe put African trophy hunting firmly in the ...

The guide starts up the Land Rover, then calls for attention from his excited passengers. "All right, We're going into the bush!" We're at the gateway to Botswana's safari country – one of the most ...

A wildlife photographer has captured pictures of the world’s happiest elephant family. Andy Rouse documented a Kenyan herd with incredibly playful young calves. The award-winning British snapper shot ...

RETETI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY, Kenya (AP) — We stood at the edge of a dusty corral baked by the equatorial sun and ringed by chest-high posts as thick as telephone poles. On some posts, workers had ...