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Desert-dwelling elephants under threat

“The large, slow-moving shadows in the north-western Namibia Desert belong to desert-dwelling elephants. The smaller, fast-moving shadows belong to the vehicles of the humans hunting them.” – IOL

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August 7, 2008

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1 Johannes Haasbroek { 08.07.08 at 1:17 pm }

it is worst than what had been reported. of the estimated 20 trophy size bulls left out of a population of a max of 400 individuals, the Namibian Ministry of Environment and tourism has issued 6 trophy permits. This happend against all the advice to government that such a hunt is unsustainable. we need your help

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