Category — Culling

“Jeffery Zuba, head veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, believes there is a way for African animal parks to preserve the environment without resorting to killing members of their resident herds. Along with colleagues at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Colorado University, Zuba has proposed using laparoscopic surgery—a minimally invasive procedure utilizing fiberoptic instruments—to permanently sterilize free-ranging elephants. ” – Popular Mechanics

“In this issue of Global voices environment, we check in with various blogs around the world. The themes are varied, and some are of global concern with commentary from Kenya about elephant culling in South Africa, commentary from Europe on “Eco-colonialism” in Botswana, Brazil, DRC, Patagonia and other countries.” – Global Voices Online

“Contraception of female elephants in one South African game reserve began in June 2007, well ahead of the news this week that the government has put culling back on the table.” – Wildlife Extra

“The Kruger National Park is expected to announce a massive elephant culling programme after the latest census showed the population has doubled since the controversial practice was suspended in 1995″ – Mail & Guardian Online

“There are 6 billion people in the world, and counting. The planet’s resources are spread dangerously thin among all humans. But despite our conscious overpopulation problem, we’re not going to start systemically killing people to bring down the increasing numbers. Killing isn’t the answer, nor is it the answer for South Africa’s elephant population problem.” – The Daily Aztec

“Killing elephants for the sake of keeping their population in check has been authorized by the South African government in a statement released Monday, lifting a ban from 1994.” – Short News

“After 13 years of relative peace, government-sanctioned gunfire will again be heard in the Kruger Park – as will the trumpeting and screaming of elephants as closely knit families watch the massacre of their kin or die in terror as bullets smash into their skulls.” – Star

“The Humane Society of the United States and its international arm, Humane Society International, today applauded new regulations on elephant management announced by the South African government on Monday.” – African Path

“The South African government has said it will allow elephants to be culled for the first time in 13 years. ” – tehran times

“Amidst recent reports about the possible culling of elephants in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, comes a success story from KwaZulu-Natal’s Tembe Elephant Park where elephant contraception is being tested with success.” – easier travel

“Culling of elephants is unwarranted as there is no scientific evidence to demonstrate that the animals are affecting the biodiversity in the Kruger National Park, The Earth Organisation said on Thursday” – IOL

“Legalising the culling of elephants has infuriated animal- rights groups.” – The Times

“In South Africa the killing of elephants was outlawed in the 1990s. According to yesterday’s reports, since then the population has soared from 8,000 to 20,000. That’s a lot of elephants. Most of them are in the Kruger National Park.” – Times Online

“In a move set to ignite the wrath of conservationists worldwide, South Africa yesterday announced it would reintroduce culling for the first time since 1994 in an attempt to control burgeoning elephant numbers, which environmentalists say are threatening the country’s game reserves.” – Independent.ie

“For the first time in 14 years, the South African government announced today it is advocating the killing of elephants as one way of controlling growing populations.” – AHN

“Yesterday, in a move that will anger armchair conservationists worldwide, South Africa said that it would reintroduce culling for the first time since 1994 to control elephant numbers, which environmentalists say are threatening the country’s game reserves.” – Times Online

“Animal Rights Africa (ARA) has threatened boycotts, protests and legal steps if South Africa legalises culling to control elephant numbers.” – IOL

“Many government officials believe there are too many elephants in Botswana and they would like to be able to make a bit of cash from regular sales of ivory and other cull by-products.” – allAfrica.com