Drought and Poachers Take Botswana's Natural Wonder to Brink of Catastrophe

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By The Guardian | 20 June 2011 | 867

The Okavango delta in Botswana has suffered "catastrophic" species loss over the past 15 years, researchers have announced, in the latest sign of a growing crisis for wildlife in Africa. Some wild animal populations in the delta, one of the wonders of the natural world, have shrunk by up to 90% and are facing local extinction, according to the most comprehensive aerial survey yet undertaken there. Read More