Botswana Wildlife Management Association
Destination South
P Bag 098, Maun Tel: +267 686 2671 • Fax: +267 686 2671 Email: debbie@mochaba.net Email: botswanawildlife@yahoo.com
P Bag 351, Maun Tel: +267 686 1875; 680 0155 Fax: +267 686 1875 Email: dessouth@info.bw
The Botswana Wildlife Management Association (BWMA) promotes the welfare of the wildlife industry in Botswana by all possible means and has established a platform for the industry to facilitate contact with the government, its ministries and departments concerned with wildlife and land use and with associations and societies concerned with conservation of the natural environment of Botswana.
Destination South was founded by Alan Michael Schmidt, who has over 25 years of professional hunting experience.
BWMA provides statistics and information on the activities of the wildlife industry to government, local councils, land boards and other interested parties. As well as promoting and safeguarding the interests of the wildlife industry and members of the association, including many tourism and safari companies, the association has established a code of conduct for members.
Tonunga Camp, in the controlled hunting area, CT1, is in the central district of Botswana and is one of the largest hunting concession areas in the country. The major trophy in this area is elephant. Owing to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the concession, the serious trophy hunter has an excellent chance of big ivory. Other species found in the area include lion, leopard, buffalo, eland, gemsbok, kudu, impala, zebra, duiker, steenbok and giraffe.
CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
It also works with and assists the Department of Wildlife & National Parks and other governmental organisations and interested entities.
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Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation P Bag 0457, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 1955 Fax: +267 316 5488 Email: info@mokolodi.com www.mokolodi.com
The Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation was formed in 1991 with the aim of promoting wildlife conservation and environmental education for the children of Botswana. Today, it is a nationally recognised educational, conservation and tourist facility. The first project of the foundation was the creation of the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in 1994 on 30 sq km of donated land outside Gaborone. In addition to naturally occurring animal species such as warthogs, steenbok, kudu and a variety of snakes, several species have been reintroduced, including zebra, giraffe, eland, ostrich, hippos and rhinos. The reserve contains Botswana’s only wild cheetah transit station for the relocation of ‘problem’ cheetahs brought in by ranchers, and four young, orphaned African elephants who are being raised as a joint venture with the Serendib Elephant Orphanage. The philosophy behind Mokolodi Nature Reserve is that income from tourism and the sustainable use of wildlife and natural resources is used to subsidise the conservation projects and the environmental education programme.
Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana)
P Bag 00376, Gaborone Plot 3491 Ext 4, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 3709 • Fax: +267 310 2552 Email: st@somatiko.org.bw Email: kenmos26@gmail.com www.somatiko.org.bw
Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana) is a member-based environmental non governmental organisation in Gaborone. Its aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues through awareness-raising events and demonstration projects. ST consists of a small, dedicated staff and hundreds of committed volunteer members who undertake numerous environmental awareness-raising activities throughout the community each year. ST operates through four sub-committees – environmental planning, resource conservation, waste management and PR and fundraising – made up of volunteer members. In terms of tourist attractions, Somarelang Tikologo has a collection of beautifully hand made Green Crafts from local producers The organisation has nearly 100 members and donors. They include government agencies, banks, private companies and multinationals.