A new report from Elephants Without Borders (EWB), summarizing the results of over a decade of aerial surveys in southern Africa, finds new reason for concern about the conservation of African savanna elephants in Botswana and Angola. The new report, authored by Dr. Scott Schlossberg and Dr. Michael Chase, used data from aerial surveys between […]
Elephants Without Borders (EWB), has not, to date, released the report titled 2018 Dry Season Aerial Survey of Elephants and Wildlife in Northern Botswana. We believe, in the interests of transparency and constructive dialogue, the report should now be made publicly available by EWB. The Botswana government released the survey report earlier today and can […]
“This report is very well-written. The methodology of data collection and analysis is thoroughly and transparently described and justified, so that the results and conclusions – which are clear and objective – are well-supported. This 2018 survey was clearly the most precise, and quite possibly most accurate, survey of elephant numbers, trends and poaching pressure undertaken to date in northern Botswana. Its conclusions are robust, and indisputable.”