Botswana

The droughts in Ethiopia and Botswana in 1985 and 1986 respectively are often cited as examples of media salience in humanitarian aid.

Anthrax and bacterial infections had been ruled out in the new deaths and “further laboratory analysis is ongoing,” Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks reported in a March 24 news release.

With an estimated 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe has the second biggest elephant population in Africa after its neighbor Botswana.

The Kalahari is a huge expanse of desert in southern Africa, stretching across Botswana and into the northernmost part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province.

These elephants face a large variety of threats, many of which were considered as Botswana tried to figure out what had happened to the elephants who died unexpectedly this year.

The long-term project will also include a ramped-up security effort in Botswana for its new citizens.

Botswana has become a haven of sorts for endangered animals.

If the rhinos are instead driven to Botswana, travel time could be up to 48 hours.

The 13,000-person strong anti-poaching Botswana Defense Force protects the animals in a country.

The aircraft stops once to clear South African customs, then flies on to Botswana.