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What's behind Botswana's president's threat to send elephants to Germany? | DW News
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5:26Now PlayingBerlin or Bavaria might not be the first place you think of when it comes to elephants, but they could soon be making their way to Germany if Botswana's president has his way.
Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany, after Berlin warned that it might limit the import of hunting trophies.
Botswana is home to one of the world's largest elephant populations - and conservation efforts have caused their numbers to swell to more than 130,000 in recent years.
The government has issued a limited number of hunting permits to keep their populations in check and to raise money for local towns. President Masisi told a German newspaper that a ban on hunting trophies could impoverish some Botswanans.
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