A day of deep shame and condemnation for Botswana as people swarm to feast on 23 elephants slaughtered to “celebrate 60th anniversary celebrations”. Botswana has a huge cattle herd—roughly equivalent to the adult human population. They also have an established beef export industry—they don’t need to slaughter elephants for food. The Botswana Environment and Tourism Minister issued complimentary hunting licenses to 20 administrative precincts. The licenses also include other wild species such as eland, kudus, South African oryx, impalas and wildebeests. I hope tourists show their disgust at his decision by boycotting Botswana for at least a year. What kind of message does it give to poachers when the government sanctions killing elephants for a feast? There will be mourning in Botswana, but not by the diners.