Live by the gun, die by the gun: An Analysis of Botswana’s ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy as an anti-poaching strategy
| Autor: | Patricia Kefilwe Madigele, Goemeone Emmanuel Judah Mogomotsi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
green militarisation Government Economic growth rhinos Botswana 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Exploratory research Wildlife Poaching effectiveness General Medicine Policy analysis 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences elephants Political science poaching shoot-to-kill |
| Zdroj: | South African Crime Quarterly; No 60 (2017): June 2017 |
| ISSN: | 2381-3652 2413-3108 1991-3877 |
| Popis: | Notwithstanding the adoption of various anti-poaching strategies, rhino and elephant poaching levels are increasingly growing in Southern African. To protect wildlife, the government of Botswana has devised and implemented controversial ‘shoot to kill’ policy against poachers. This strategy appears to be working in reducing poaching which is thought to be ‘virtually non-existent’ in Botswana. Thus the neighbouring countries have resorted to relocate their rhino populations to Botswana. This paper discusses the militarisation of conservation generally as a policy alternative. It makes an in-depth assessment of Botswana’s shoot-to-kill policy. This article adopts an exploratory research method to review the relevant literature in investigating the effectiveness of Botswana’s shoot-to-kill policy. It investigates whether this policy can be adopted by other countries particularly South Africa to combat poaching. This policy analysis is important for South Africa as it has been forced to transfer or migrate a substantial number of rhinos to Botswana. |
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