GABORONE, Botswana, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 67-year-old cattle farmer was trampled to death, by a stray elephant, in north-western Botswana on Friday, local police said.
The incident took place at a cattle farm, near Dukwi village, some 530 km north-west of Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, Azhani Mokokomani, an assistant superintendent, at Dukwi police station, told Xinhua in a telephone interview.
The deceased, whose name is still withheld by the police, angered a marauding elephant that had strayed into his ranch, by shooting at it, leading to an escalating conflict between the farmer and the wild animal, according to Mokokomani.
Botswana has the world’s biggest population of elephants, which is estimated at around 160,000.– NNN-XINHUA