South Africa Allows Killing of Elephants

February 25th, 2008 in Biology /
South Africa Allows Killing of Elephants (AP)

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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