According to a
report from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, in 2017/18,
62 elephants were killed compared to 42 in 2016/17. Similarly, there has
been an increase in trafficking of elephant tusks as evident that 109
tusks have been trafficked in 2017/2018 (as of end of February) compared
to 48 in 2016/2017.
The report also
indicates that the Kgalagadi, Gantsi (Central Kalahari Game Reserve in
particular), Ngamiland, Central and Chobe Districts are highly affected
by poaching due to the fact that most species are concentrated in these
areas, especially elephants and predators. Elephants are mostly poached
in the Linyanti and Shaile areas along the Namibian Border.
Most poached animals are elephants for the ivory trading, antelopes for consumption.
