Human–Elephant Conflict: New research warns that crop-raiding elephants and expanding farms are set to intensify across southern Africa, with the high-risk conflict area projected to rise sharply by 2085—driven mainly by population growth, cropland expansion and climate-linked water stress, including into northern Botswana. Wildlife Monitoring in the Delta: In Botswana’s Okavango, the Chitabe Leopard ID Monitoring Project is using photo ID plus GPS-linked records to build a long-term archive of individual leopards, helping track one of the region’s hardest species to study. Conservation Funding via Wine: Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino is rolling out Saving the Wild house wines (Rhino, Elephant, Pangolin), with proceeds supporting tougher action against wildlife crime. Medicines Supply Fix: Botswana has rejoined SADC pooled procurement for essential medicines, aiming to cut costs and prevent shortages after earlier procurement problems. Blood Shortage Alarm: Botswana’s blood banks are understocked, with a major gap between national needs and what the NBTS collects, putting patients at risk. Botswana Investment Angle: A business piece argues smaller African markets like Botswana can attract big investors when policy stability and growth potential outweigh “market size” alone. Botswana Tourism & Environment: A guide highlights kite surfing on Botswana’s salt pans in the dry season, while another notes Chobe as a top elephant safari draw.