The president of Botswana says Europeans care more about elephants than they do about people

Botswana's government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangers. Westerners see elephants as pets, says Mokgweetsi Masisi, president of Botswana. Botswana president: Europeans care more about elephants than people.

President of southern African country wants to offload elephants to Germany. Botswana’s unwanted mammals will be sent to Germany in a bid to escape Botswana. President of Botswana wants elephants to go to Germany to escape the country's unwanted animals. President wants to take elephants to space and space.

Botswana has already gifted 8,000 of the animals to Angola and offered another 500 to Mozambique. The country is home to the world's largest elephant population. Botswana is also considering sending another 500 elephants to Europe in the wake of the hunting row. It is the first country to send elephants to the continent to send them to Europe.

'Trophy hunting' is a way of controlling wild animal numbers in Botswana, minister says. Botswana minister compares it to "culling" and says it is a source of income for communities. He says hunting is a 'way of controlling elephants' in his country.

'Trophy hunting' is a way of controlling wild animal numbers in Botswana, minister says. Botswana minister compares it to "culling" and says it is a source of income for communities. He says hunting is a 'way of controlling elephants' in his country.

Botswana officials threaten to send elephants to London's Hyde Park. Politicians and diplomats from five southern African nations are in the UK to fight against the Hunting Trophies Prohibition Bill. Botswana and five other southern African countries are fighting against the bill in London. The bill would ban hunting trophies from being taken into account for killing elephants.

The country’s government is rolling back wildlife protections and endangering media freedom and the rule of law.