Botswana | Elephant conservation group accused of vastly overstating death toll in “poaching frenzy”

CAPE TOWN — It was a shocking story that attracted global attention this month: A “poaching frenzy” in northern Botswana left 87 elephants dead, slaughtered for their tusks to feed Africa’s growing illicit ivory trade.

But scientists and Botswana’s government now say that the number of deaths attributed to poachers, while unknown, has been vastly overstated, and have accused the wildlife charity that made the claim, Elephants Without Borders, of peddling false information.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/world/africa/botswana-elephants-poaching.html