{"id":29691,"date":"2023-06-29T16:16:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/elephant-tramples-farmer-to-death-in-botswana"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:00:41","slug":"elephant-tramples-farmer-to-death-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/elephant-tramples-farmer-to-death-in-botswana","title":{"rendered":"Elephant tramples farmer to death in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>A 48-year-old farmer in northwestern Botswana was trampled to death by an elephant on Monday evening, police said.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The victim was attacked by the elephant while searching for his cattle in the forest, said Kgakgamatso Koboyatshwene, police commander in Maun town, by phone.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the public to stay cautious while entering territories of wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that Botswana has at least 135,000 elephants in the country. 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