Court denies Kalahari Bushmen water rights

GABORONE, Botswana — A court in Botswana ruled Wednesday that indigenous dwellers in one of the driest parts of the world will not be allowed to drill wells for water.

The Botswana High Court said the Bushmen people were not entitled to use a well already established on their traditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve or excavate a new one.

The government has argued that the Bushmen's presence in the reserve is not compatible with preserving wildlife and that living in such harsh conditions offers few prospects.

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In a land where survival itself is at issue, how can bushpeople be less important than wildlife?  Is this intended to prevent expansion/migration of the tribe?  Seems very unjust.