The elephants of Botswana

Recently, several media sites reported that nearly a hundred elephants have been killed by poachers in Botswana, although this claim has been challenged by governmental sources.

If true, this is surprising since Botswana is usually known for taking good care of elephants. I was there myself earlier this year and elephants was a safe card to see on the safari. Everywhere you looked there were a lot of elephants. In fact, Botswana has the highest population of elephants in Africa.