On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:09:02 +0100, nomail@please.invalid (Johan
W. Elzenga) wrote:
>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.
Johan,
but it is still possible, particularly if we want to keep it
possible.
Of course, if you force elephants into a very small, fenced
area, then all bets are off. I'm opposed to doing that.
Hans-Georg
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