Investigation derails Namibia’s key argument for sale of endangered elephants

Update: This article was updated on 18 August to add in further comments regarding Namibia’s elephant population statistics. Namibia confirmed on 11 August that it’s going ahead with a controversial sale of endangered elephants. Officials claim the sell-off will “minimise human-elephant conflicts” in the areas from which they’ll take the elephants. But an investigation threatens … Continue reading Investigation derails Namibia’s key argument for sale of endangered elephants