Botswana is home to more than 33 per cent of Africa’s savanna elephants
Print edition : January 15, 2021
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A herd of bull elephants in the Savuti region of the Chobe National Park (11,700 sq. km) in Botswana. Photo: S. Murali
A bull in an overused habitat. Bulls who are responsible for the death of trees from ring barking and uprooting may have a daily range of 15-20 km from water-available areas. Photo: S. Murali
Watching wildlife from cruising boats is popular on the Chobe river. Photo: Mike Johnsingh
A debarked baobab tree. The elephants debark and feed on the fleshy interior part of the stem. This behaviour is much more widely prevalent in the dry season and in the very dry areas. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh
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Botswana Diamonds intends to mine the KX36 kimberlite, which it recently acquired from Petra Diamonds if found commercial. The high-grade KX36 kimberlite pipe is part of the three Prospecting Licenses in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana held by Sekaka, which was an exploration vehicle in Botswana for Petra Diamonds. The diamond exploration company managing director James Campbell told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that they will consider partnering with another company to share the risk. Below are excerpts of the interview.
Botswana Diamonds recently completed the takeover of Sekaka Diamonds from Petra Diamonds. How optimistic are you of the future with this acquisition?