Botswana: Living with elephants
The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana and the threats to their ecosystem, the Okavango Delta.
The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana.
The earth鈥檚 largest land mammal, the elephant, is an endangered species. Poaching, habitat loss and disease have decimated elephant populations. But not in Botswana, which has the world鈥檚 biggest population of elephants. In the north of the country, in the area around the remarkable Okavango Delta (the world鈥檚 largest inland delta), elephant numbers are growing and they outnumber people. This can pose serious problems for the human population, particularly local subsistence farmers. A crop raid by elephants can destroy a family鈥檚 annual food supply overnight. Elephants also pose a risk to life in their daily commute between their feeding grounds and their water sources.
John Murphy travels to the top of the Okavango Delta, to see what efforts are being made to keep both people and elephants safe, and to persuade locals that these giant animals are an asset not a liability. He also explores threats from further afield to this green jewel in the desert, the Okavango Delta, which animals and people alike depend on.
Presenter: John Murphy
Producer: Charlotte Ashton
Studio Mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Penny Murphy
(Image: Elephant wading in Botswana鈥檚 Okavango Delta. Credit: Brytta/Getty)
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