Botswana rejects claims of elephant poaching surge

Country rebuts charity's accusations by inviting officials to see carcasses for themselves

Botswana has rebutted claims of a surge of elephant poaching by putting carcasses of animals that were allegedly slaughtered for ivory on display - some with tusks still intact.

The Elephants Without Borders (EWB) charity claimed two weeks ago that it had discovered at least 87 elephant carcasses during a routine aerial survey of conservation areas, suggesting a sudden spike in killings in recent months.