Threat to export elephants and Africa's conservation dilemma

Elephants grazing in Rumuruti, Laikipia County. [File, Standard[

The recent remarks by Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi regarding the potential export of elephants to Germany have ignited a long-overdue debate that the world has evaded for far too long.

Regardless of whether his comments were perceived positively or negatively, they serve as a stark representation of the realities faced by many African countries grappling with conservation challenges on a monumental scale.