South Africa Allows Killing of Elephants

February 25, 2008 By CELEAN JACOBSON, Associated Press Writer

An elephant wanders in Tembe Elephant Park in the Northern KwaZulu Natal province in Jan 2007. South Africa will allow the culling of elephants for the first time since 1994, said a government notice Monday, Feb, 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

(AP) -- South Africa said Monday that it will start killing elephants to reduce their burgeoning numbers, ending a 13-year ban and possibly setting a precedent for other African nations.

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• superhuman - Feb 26, 2008
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  Its sad but its a must. Populations have to be controlled, the times when natural ecosystems were self regulating are long gone and not to come back anytime soon.
  There are too many humans on this planet, we need to start controlling our own population.
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