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Trophy hunting: Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany

The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a political dispute.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68715164

This bizarre news story is actually about trophy hunting: the German government has suggested stricter restrictions on importing hunting trophies into Germany. The UK government has also proposed similar legislation.

Botswana's position is that continued hunting is required to manage the elephant population, which is causing damage to the country. Botswana supports hunting in a controlled manner using quotas.

Is a ban on trophy hunting justified for conservation purposes, or does it produce too many damaging unintended consequences? Is it right to be outraged about elephants being hunted, or is this a belief that people in Europe can only hold because they're not affected by the size of the elephant population?