Herds of hippos are at risk of dying due to a severe #Drought in #Botswana, which is home to one of the largest hippo populations. The rivers of the region have already dried-up, forcing hippos to congregate around the remaining muddy ponds.
In february, there were already reports of wildlife struggling and perishing due to the unsually dry conditions in #Botswana. The country's rainy season used to last from October to March, but it has become more erratic in recent yars.
Wegen der hohen Zahl von Elefanten hat Botswana wieder die Jagd auf die Tiere erlaubt. Doch nun soll es in Europa Einfuhrbeschränkungen für Trophäen geben. Botswana hält das für neokoloniale Bevormundung. Von Stephan Ueberbach.
Einige afrikanische Länder, darunter #Botswana , verdienen jedoch gut an der Jagd auf sogenanntes Großwild. Insbesondere natürlich die Regierungsmitglieder selbst. Und so empören sie sich über die Pläne der grünen Ministerin. Und wer bietet dafür eine Plattform? BILD natürlich. (3/6)
"GIS and Creating Dashboards in R"
Join #Botswana R, #Eswatini UseR, #Bulawayo R and #Namibia RUsers for their first meet-up of 2024.
Speaker: Godwin Murithi, GIS Developer of CTI Africa
RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eX23VfBg
Time: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 16:00 SAST (14:00 UTC)
“There’s a competition between them to see who can look the most brutal,” says South African photographer Franck Marshall, who calls his subjects the renegades– ‘an underground minority rebelling against the status quo, redrawing the borders of both Heavy Metal and orthodox culture in Botswana’. [...]
South Africa raises concerns as Botswana extends ban on fresh produce imports (www.citizen.co.za)
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza has raised concerns over Botswana’s extension on import restrictions....