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Germans should try to “live together with the animals, in the way you are trying to tell us to.” “This is not a joke” President Mokgweetsi Masisi

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has bridled at calls by Germany and Britain to ban trophy hunting, suggesting that these countries try to live with the enormous animals themselves.

Home to the world’s largest elephant population, Botswana has already gifted 8,000 of the animals to Angola and offered another 500 to Mozambique.

Botswana president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. DAILY POST reports that Germany’s environment ministry earlier this year raised the possibility…

The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany.

Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amidst a growing dispute over the import of hunting trophies. The disagreement began earlier this year when Germany’s environment ministry proposed stricter limits on trophy…

An eight-year-old girl, the only passenger who survived after a bus plunged off a bridge in South Africa, has left hospital and flown back to her home country. Forty-five pilgrims were travelling from Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, to an…

‘This is not a joke,’ African nation’s president warns

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi offers to send the animals as a 'gift' to Berlin amid a dispute over hunting trophies.

A suggestion from Germany's Environment Ministry didn't go over so well in Botswana. President Mokgweetsi Masisi took issue with the ministry's recommendation that tighter limits be put in place on importing hunting trophies, saying that…

Botswana is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in response to a possible ban on trophy hunting

Botswana says it will send its surplus elephants to Europe if Germany goes ahead with plans to restrict the import of hunting trophies from Africa.

Botswana has expressed outrage at Germany’s move to ban the import of hunting trophies, saying the animals cause economic damage Read Full Article at RT.com

Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said he wants to send 20,000 elephants to Germany to stop criticism of hunting imports.

‘We are paying the price for preserving these animals for the world,’ the president said

‘This is not a joke,’ African nation’s president warns

Mokgweetsi Masisi, president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies…

Botswana is home to about a third of the world's elephant population - over 130,000.