President Mokgweetsi Masisi's government in May removed the moratorium, just a year after he succeeded Ian Khama who had introduced a blanket hunting ban in 2014.
GABORONE - Botswana's president announced on Monday the government will by December start issuing trophy hunting licences after it controversially scrapped a five-year ban on the practice, and angered international conservationists.
The removal of the ban was praised by local communities but derided by conservationists and ignited political friction between the Khama and Masisi. "Quotas will be issued by December 2019 to allow for marketing ahead of the 2020 hunting season," Masisi said in his first state of the nation address since he was elected into office following last month's polls.
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