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 KAUDWANE, Botswana (AP) - Clans of hunter-gathers have survived in central Botswana's stark, desert plains for more than 20,000 years. Few are left now, and they are in a bitter fight to remain on land that has been declared a wildlife reserve.
Efforts by Botswana's government to remove the last two ethnic Basarwa groups from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is the latest chapter in a long history of dislocation and loss.
Officials argue the Basarwas' changing lifestyle is incompatible with wildlife conservation. They want the holdouts — estimated at less than 30 people — to be resettled where they can be provided modern services such as schools and clinics.
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