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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Thousands of wild animals have been included in the 2023 hunting list as Botswana releases a hunting quota for the next open season. Elephants will be among the most hunted animals with 336 giants set to come face to face with the hunter.<\/b><\/p>\n

Leopards are also on the menu with 74 cats staring down the barrel. This follows the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP)\u2019s release of the Wildlife Hunting Quota 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotice is hereby given, for public information, that in pursuance of section 32 (2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Park Act, the Director, Wildlife and National Parks has determined the wildlife hunting quota for the year PART III: GAME ANIMALS \u2013 2023,\u201d says an official document signed by DWNP Director Dr. Kabelo Senyatso. The quota covers a wide range of species that also includes zebra, buffalo, ostrich, wildebeest, kudu, eland, gemsbok, warthog, baboon, and lechwe.<\/p>\n

The Botswana government lifted a long standing ban on hunting in 2019. \u201cThe Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism wishes to inform the public that following extensive consultations with all stakeholders, the Government of Botswana has taken a decision to lift the hunting suspension,\u201d an official statement said in May 2019.<\/p>\n

The latest quota is only the second post Covid-19 following the 2021 hunting quota.<\/p>\n

The Central Region accounts for most of the elephants by region this open season with a total quota of 111 elephants included in Citizen Hunting Areas, Community Managed Areas, and Concessions. Ngamiland in northern Botswana accounts for the highest number of leopards with 16, and second highest number of elephants at 93.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeopard quota for game ranches \u2013 13 males (to be disposed via raffle) Leopard quota for agricultural extension areas \u2013 10 males (to be disposed via raffle) Elephant quota for agricultural extension areas \u2013 20 males (to be disposed via raffle),\u201d DWNP says in a document seen .by this publication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quota allocated to communities must be bought in whole from those communities, and not in lots,\u201d DWNP says. \u201cThe Department will recognize valid Agreements between local communities and private operators that were signed prior to the publication of the quota, where such Agreements do not disadvantage communities. Where the Agreements disadvantage communities, the Department reserves the right on the disposal of the quota allocated to the communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DWNP says all Agreements signed by local communities and private operators after the publication of the quota must be vetted by the Department and the CBNRM office in Gaborone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll operators need to have paid for the full quota by 28th February 2023, failing which the offer will be withdrawn. Department of Wildlife and National Parks reserves the right to review all Agreements proposed after the publication of this quota; and all community quota negotiations must take place in the presence of District Commissioner\u2019s representative as Technical Advisory Committee Chairperson,\u201d says the document, signed by Director Dr. Senyatso.<\/p>\n

Hunting quotas were at the centre of legal battles earlier this year in the Chobe region with allegations of corruption by those in charge of their respective Community Trusts following the release of the 2022 Hunting Quota by the government.<\/p>\n

Press had in our possession petitions by concerned members of the two hunting areas under Chobe Enclave Conservation Trust (CECT) and Panda, Lesoma, Kazungula (PALEKA) Trust. The petitions were directed at the District Commissioner to intervene. Among the concerns raised by Petitioners was failure by various boards of trustees to consult the communities before contracting safari companies. Local communities in the region stood to miss out on millions over allegations of corruption by those charged with the responsibility to sell the hunting quotas.<\/p>\n

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