'A resurgence of colonial conquest' – says the President of Botswana | Trophy hunting ban
'A resurgence of colonial conquest' – says the President of Botswana | Trophy hunting ban
The President of Botswana has hit back at MPs debating a potential ban on trophy hunting imports.
In an interview with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim, Mokgweetsi Masisi said that politicians in the UK were “condescending” his people.
Mr Masisi said that elephant populations were surging in Botswana, putting the lives of people at risk – and some of…
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Its a pity alot of people are not well information. Let's be frank here people, If Botswana has the highest number of Elephants in the world! IN THE WORLD.!! Clearly we are the experts of conservation. But they need to be controlled. Do your research people, and without being biased listen to what the President is saying. It is clear as Day!
The president was very eloquent and direct with his points. It is true that passing bills in your country that target another country is morally abhorrent and indeed the "resurgence of a colonial conquest"
Well said mr president ❤
Hi please send them to Angola or Congo DRC, there's enough land and forest for them to live…!
No the elephant should not be killed, send it to the countries that don't have elephants, simple.
They finished their animals in Europe now they want to lecture Africa
Botswana and Namibia are good at nature conservation
We need more Presidents like this one in South Africa… But I do admit, it's a lot more trick to rule over a diverse population than a homogenous one.
This lady is very immature is her questioning, she lacks empathy. How many people die due elephant attack, do they even care? Or elephant's lives are more important?
Don’t worry Mr President. Africa and its people will do the right thing because the ALMIGHTY purposefully made Africans the guardians of Earth.
Our president, speaking both good English and sense
Many elephants dont protect the forests , They destroy forests
Britain 🇬🇧 doesn’t want this animals to be killed why they don’t take elephants 🐘 to Britain 🇬🇧 then…
What British people don't understand is the way the elephant population has grown so much its now endangering the lives of people and property in Botswana.. Unfortunately trophy hunting is one of the ways in controlling this uncontrollable population of the species
are we still colonized, what gives the British the audacity to tell us how to run our country? why do they value elephants than human lives? we should not even be discussing this issue with the British, they should focus on their crippling economy and let us be
Pres Masisi very intelligent.
Bring those elephants to kenya. We have a whooping shortage and kenya MUST surely be their home. We UNDERSTAND and APPRECIATE the importance of wildlife, Botswana doesn't…
The british must come and fetch the elephants if they want them.
Are there no ministers in Botswana? I find it awkward for president to be answering questions from a foreign journalist, especially on such small matters. Keep your presidential dignity Mr. President .
Leave Africas animals alone. If people live in animal territory, then expect animals to get in your way. Stop hunting of the animals!!!!! Corruption all the way.
Why is this woman going on with lot of questions
These elephants have multiplied and due to uncontrolled numbers they have spread into territories where they don't have natural predators like lions and they are even multiplying more and more. They are destroying our fields and killing our people, they are even destroying the vegetation that is supposed to sustain them due to over population.
People are being killed in huge numbers on a daily basis, no one says anything. 🤔
That's the president of The Republic Of Botswana, and we stand with him on every response he gave to each question. The obsession of the Western world to control, devide and rule us from far isn't anything news. The least they could do is focus on their cats, penguins and fish and leave us alone with our elephants. As for that graphic image, pay attention to the people on that image, then that's it. We love OUR ELEPHANTS, and that's that.
Are UK MPs saying elephants should continue killing African people in the name conservation?I find that quite offensive.
No Elephants should be killed. If they don’t like elephants they can move, Africa is big enough. Or they could help the elephants migrate, I mean Africa is big enough with plenty of open and luscious green spaces. Either that or they could stop being whiny clowns and just learn to live along side them. Simple solutions.
Quite frankly we shouldn't be justifying ourselves, we are choosing to protect lives of people over animals. UK always feel entitled to have a say in other countries business.
Its this girl talking to our President like she knows him from down the street and now she's checking if he's actually informed or just for the streets. Ke hupetse. Because not only do i know of the danger he's speaking of, I live in it. A whole panel of white people debating with a Botswana about the livelihood of Botswana is absurd to me.
My President,wow…the best responses sir…
-What gives them the right to think they know our wildlife better than us?,it's a shame for them to be even making such uphalling statements when we are yet to still address our minerals they are keeping while they don't even have the mines.
-The fact that they speak of what they don't understand,photographs of tourists and the reality on the ground is not lived by those who are talking.They have no clue of how we value and treasure our wildlife.
-Botswana is a sovereign state that respect international law on wildlife so our ideology and respect of our people and wildlife conflict much be respected in terms of how we want to amicably and respectfully want to deal with our animal population…
haeba e tsoela sechaba molemo 'me chelete ha e oele e le li-kickbacks ho ba busang ho be joalo.
I reside in United States and i went home in December and drove from Francistown to Kasane. I was shocked how many elephants we saw between Nata and Kasane. We stopped counting after we reached 50. I used to be against trophy hunting now i am having a second thought
Ask 99% of Zimbabweans, they’d never heard of Cecil the Lion!
The deaths caused by elephants is relatively low, that's why people pushing for a lift on the ban never bring up stats on the matter. Any loose of life is regrettable at any rate. Between 2009 and 2019, 36 deaths were caused by elephants. Between the years 2009 and 2011, 42 deaths were caused by wildlife and 27 of the deaths were caused by lions and leopards.
We are coming with 10,000 elephants in the uk
Our President has represented us well. Big up His Excellency.
so why not ban photography of hunted animals instead of the practice if at all the motivation is derived from the 'disturbing images' 😂😂 these people really think we value wild animals more than human life 😂🚮🚮
Thanks my president o ba boleletse lefoko la ga Motaso
The Western elites think they have the right to determine how we in Africa must look at our Elephants and other animals. The current ELNINO makes a mockery of the CITES and Western elites's condescending position. Many are dying as it is.
I don't know what this debate is about, but the President of Botswana is on point. 📍
We cant be a wilderness..let the president give us quotes and reduce the numbers
In full support of this..I love my country 🇧🇼
Controlled Hunting has been one of conservation Botswana conservation tool that's why we have so many elephants in Botswana and Hunting create employment as well
Elephants in Botswana are not as endangered as elephant habitat.
Numbers have to be controlled in order to protect the habitat from destruction. Its that simple.
Cant we donate these elephants to African countries that wants to repopulate their wild reserves? I think its logical that we do this.
ha di sa dire madi mosola wa tsone e tla bo e le eng
Cicel the lion was killed in Zimbabwe!!! Why Does the western media never do research 😮!!! Very shady behavior!!!!
This President speaks well.
This is the most intelligent and civilized president in Africa. I love this guy, wish he was my president.
The same people against the controlling of the population of Elephants never send condolences to people killed by these animals