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Nearly 90 Elephants Found Dead Near Botswana Sanctuary, Killed By Poachers

Botswana is home to the largest elephant population in the world. The country disarmed its anti-poaching unit in May.

The carcasses of 87 elephants have been discovered near a Botswana protected sanctuary, killed and stripped for their tusks.

The elephants were discovered by Elephants Without Borders, a conservation nonprofit. The they "discovered the alarming rate while flying the Botswana

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