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PRESS RELEASE –ANTI POACHING OPERATION INCIDENT

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) focusing on anti-poaching operations, sadly informs the public about an incident that occurred this morning (Wednesday) at around 0300 hrs at Chiefs Island in the Ngami Area whereby there was an exchange of fire between a BDF patrol team and poachers, which resulted in the death of a BDF member and one poacher.

Despite the positive achievements recorded over the years, poaching activities have certainly not stopped as poachers continue to target rhinos, elephants and other endangered species in our national parks.

This incident clearly indicates that poachers continue to declare war on members of the Botswana Defence Force as they have adopted new tactics and operating methods that escalated poaching activities particularly at Chiefs Islands. Since 2019 to date 11 (eleven) poachers have been killed while targeting members of the BDF.

The name of the deceased has been withheld until the next of kin have been informed.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased at this difficult time. We therefore request that they be accorded the space and privacy to mourn their loved one.

Thank you.

[Signed]
Colonel Tebo K Dikole
FOR/ COMMANDER, BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
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Gruß Gina

"Botswana Kills Five Suspected Poachers in Effort to Save Rhinos"
allafrica.com/stories/202004060230.html

Viele grüße
Christian

Botswana Safari News
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Okavango Delta Poachers Now Target White Dehorned Rhinos
Two Dehorned white rhinos have gone down to poachers in Chiefs Island of Moremi Game Reserve.
The horn stubs were taken.
This follow the discovery of another white carcass at NG30 on Wednesday this week.
Government is facing unprecedented spate of rhino poaching in the delta with more than 50 rhinos said to have been killed.
To control the scourge government translocated all black rhinos from deltaand dehorned whites. There has been debate elsewhere that however, dehorning is not a deterrent for poaching as some poachers can even shoot dehorned animals in revenge.
Since the lockdown the occurance of poaching had gone down. Lots of poachers have been killed by antipoaching unit but it appears they keep on coming.
One source stated "these guys are resident there. There work in shifts and take turns to poach."
But Botswana this week sent a warning to poachers that the country will never run short of body bags.

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Gruß Gina

Botswana Safari News
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Okavango Delta Rhinos- the massacre continues
Two more white rhino carcasses were discovered today in the Okavango Delta as the unprecedented slaying of this charismatic specie continue unabated in the wetlands.
Another fresh carcass was discovered in the same area last week.
Government took measures like dehorning the whites and translocating the blacks to a safer ground. But it would appear the whole 2020 was a christmas year for the merciless poachers who still poach the dehorned rhinos for the horn stub.
In October alone seven rhinos are said to have been poached.more than 50 rhinos have so far been poached since 2019 as international poachers shoot and kill our rhinos.
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Gruß Gina

"Botswana Rhino Poaching Worsens As Government Dithers"
allafrica.com/stories/202105160101.html

Erschreckend, dass zum Ganzen von offizieller Seite 0,0 Kommunikation nach Außen erfolgt. Bei den Zahlen, die in dem Artikel genannt sind, stellt sich mir die Frage: abgesehen von der Khama Sanctury, gibt es überhaupt noch Nashörner in Botswana?

Wenn seit 2015 aus SA und Zim 100 Nashörner nach Botswana eingeführt wurden und innerhalt der letzten 3 Jahre zwischen 100 und 120 Nashörner gewildert worden sind, davon allein in diesem Jahr bereits 25, dann dürfte das unter Berücksichtigungen einer eigentlich etwa 5% jährlichen Vermehrungsrate bereits der Großteil der Gesamtpopulation im Delta sein. Mit anderen Worten: das dürfte es gewesen sein zum Thema "Rückführung der Nashörner nach Bots".

Künftig macht es keinerlei Sinn, Nashörner für zig-tausende $$ nach Bots zu bringen, wenn die Tiere dort unmittelbar als Kanonenfutter enden. Das Projekt dürfte komplett gescheitert sein.

LG Mogambo