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Ishmael Simasiku, a farmer, shows the remains of watermelon from his field, that was damaged by elephants in the Kachikau village, about 70 kilometres away from the Kasane town, in the Chobe district, Northern Botswana on May 29, 2019. - Last month, the government lifted a blanket hunting ban, imposed in 2014 by then-president Ian Khama, on the grounds that elephant numbers were growing. The decision angered many conservationists and stirred up a political hornet's nest as elections loom later this year. Botswana fended off criticism of its decision to end the five-year ban, saying the move would not threaten the elephant population. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images)