BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

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)

BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

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)