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BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

(230120) -- GABORONE, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows Philda Kereng, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism, in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswanan government received a donation of six boreholes in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday from conservation and hospitality company, Okavango Wilderness Safaris (OWS) in a move that seeks to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Facing growing human and wildlife populations and the rising risk of conflicts, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism Philda Kereng said the drilling of boreholes will go a long way in bringing stability to the landscape. TO GO WITH "Hospitality firm donates boreholes to ease human-wildlife conflict in Botswana" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

(230120) -- GABORONE, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An elephant is seen in the Chobe River in northwest Botswana's Kasane, May 10, 2021. The Botswanan government received a donation of six boreholes in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday from conservation and hospitality company, Okavango Wilderness Safaris (OWS) in a move that seeks to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Facing growing human and wildlife populations and the rising risk of conflicts, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism Philda Kereng said the drilling of boreholes will go a long way in bringing stability to the landscape. TO GO WITH "Hospitality firm donates boreholes to ease human-wildlife conflict in Botswana" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A handler stands beside baby elephants at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A handler takes care of baby elephants at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists feed baby elephants at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist feeds a baby elephant at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child takes a photo with a baby elephant at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby elephant is pictured at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)

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BOTSWANA-MAUN-ELEPHANT-ORPHANAGE

(221231) -- MAUN, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby elephant is pictured at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild. Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure. The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)