GABORONE, April 3 — Botswana is implementing both consumptive and non-consumptive methods of utilizing its wildlife resources to maximize economic benefits, Botswanan Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Mmolotsi said Monday. “In order to manage the wildlife population, the country is implementing a combination of measures, both consumptive and non-consumptive, to derive economic benefits, particularly for our communities,” Mmolotsi said in a speech at the southern African country’s parliament in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Mmolotsi said these measures will play a significant role in managing the country’s growing wildlife populations. Effective wildlife population management will help reduce human-wildlife conflicts, especially in the northwestern regions, where wild animal populations are high, he said. Botswana, home to about 131,000 elephants, allocated at least 10.7 million U.S. dollars for compensating victims of human-wildlife conflicts between 2018 and 2023, according to statistics.
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