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The FPS promotes habitat conservation and provides local education for preservation of wildlife.

Conservation initiatives were met with strong opposition from the Botswana government because of the monies tied to big-game hunting.

In 1963, BaTawanga Chiefs and tribal hunter / adventurers in conjunction with the FPS founded Moremi National Park and Wildlife Refuge, the first area to be set aside by tribal people rather than governmental forces.

Moremi National Park is home to a variety of wildlife, including lions, giraffes, elephants, buffalo, zebra, cheetahs and antelope, and covers an area of 3, 000 square kilometers.

Most of the groups involved with establishing this protected land were involved with hunting and were motivated by their personal observations of declining wildlife and habitat.