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Re: The Elephant debate. Posted on: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:09:02 +0100

Hans-Georg Michna wrote:

> >I'm afraid I agree with many rangers in the Kruger who
> >have devoted many lifetimes living with nature, and they
> >all recommend culling. Elephants do destroy the bush
> >and when the rain doesn't come the flora just cannot
> >cope. Starvation does occur within certain areas that
> >are over populated. As the Kruger is fast becoming since
> >green people have made it politically incorrect to cull.
>
> Something is missing here. You still have to explain why
> elephants didn't "need culling" for many millions of years, and
> suddenly now they do.

Because they could roam free for millions of years, and now that is no
longer possible.


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