Botswana to start elephant hunting with auction on Friday, February 7- Those interested in hunting elephants in Botswana have been given an opportunity to bid for it on Friday, February 7 - Botswana will be holding its major auction for the right to hunt elephants since the ban to hunt the animals was lifted in 2019 - Interested bidders will be paying the sum of $18,300 (N6,642,900) as refundable deposit The government of Botswana has announced that it will be holding its first major auction for the right to hunt elephants since the ban was lifted in May 2019. The country, which has the world's biggest elephant population, is offering seven packages of 10 elephants each. According to Bloomberg, Botswana is home to about 130,000 elephants. Legit.ng gathers that Auction It Ltd is operating the sales on behalf of the government of Botswana. According to report, those interested in bidding are required to pay a refundable deposit of $18,300 (N6,642,900). Recommended for you "Simi don trabaye": Video of Adekunle Gold, wife & Deja jubilating over his... The auction will begin by 3pm local time in Gaborone on Friday, February 7. The government said hunting will not drastically reduce the size of the elephant population, adding that local communities will benefit from the proceeds generated from the sport. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a surprising occurrence was recorded in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria when a herd of around 250 elephants was spotted in a part of the state close to the borders with Cameroon and Chad. The sighting of the herd was the first reported sighting of elephants in the region since the insurgency in that part of the country began a decade ago. Tunde Morakinyo, co-founder of Africa Nature Investors, said the sighting of the herd implied that Nigeria’s elephant population had effectively doubled. Recommended for you "Never look down on anyone": Netizens dig up old photo of Olumide Oworu wit... The herd was spotted a few kilometres from Rann during a humanitarian mission carried out by helicopter. Before the insurgency began, hundreds of elephants were said to migrate through the region when Sambisa forest served as a game reserve the size of Belgium and the Netherlands. Three major migration routes passed through the Sambisa forest. These same routes that follow water sources are used by insurgents to escape military bombardment. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better Flood: Crocodiles, wild animals invade Ogun community| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Those interested in hunting elephants in Botswana have been given an opportunity to bid for it on Friday, February 7 - Botswana will be holding its major auction for the right to hunt elephants since the ban to hunt the animals was lifted in 2019 - Interested bidders will be paying the sum of $18,300 (N6,642,900) as refundable deposit Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng NAIJ.com Legit.ng