Botswana, the flat, sparsely populated, land-bound country in southern Africa—sustained by diamond mining, cattle raising, and high-end tourism—is an unlikely candidate for an international public ...

Botswana has banned big game hunting and isn’t looking for high-volume tourism. That makes it the perfect destination for a safari. Get the best of the Magazine’s award-winning stories and features ...

Tucked into the safari jeep, camera in hand, face-to-face with a lion, the feeling of excitement and disbelief rushed over me. I couldn’t believe where I was at that moment. How lucky I was. How ...

Melanie van Zyl’s stories aim to respectfully uplift the voices of the African continent. A conservation-curious journalist, she has photographed and written about Namibia, Mauritius, Botswana, ...

JOHANNESBURG -- Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world's highest number of the animals, a decision that has stirred anger from some wildlife-protection groups and ...

Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has become synonymous with luxury and responsible tourism, particularly safaris. Botswana is famous for its expansive wilderness and unspoiled ...

Video: On Safari in Botswana — Northwestern alumna Jenny Hontz (J93) describes her excursion to Botswana, a place of "inspiration and renewal." She saw an incredible variety of wildlife — including a ...

Botswana plans to open up elephant hunting rights next month to attempt to boost the industry after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the business. The southern African country is extending the rights ...

Botswana's government is lifting a ban that protected its elephants from being hunted, part of a series of decisions that could have lasting impacts on the country's conservation efforts. In a letter ...