Wikiality Strike Again
I think Stephen Colbert may have had something to do with this.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2008/02/25/south_africa_to_allow_elephant_killing/
South Africa to allow elephant killing
February 25, 2008
PRETORIA, South Africa --South Africa said it will allow elephants to be killed to control their population, reversing a 1994 ban and immediately drawing criticism from animal rights activists.
In a government statement given to reporters Monday, killing elephants is described as one way of managing growing populations.
The government in 1994 banned culling the elephant population, but since then, the number of the giant beasts in the country has ballooned from 8,000 to more than 20,000. The new policy becomes official Friday.
Animal rights defenders threatened to call for tourist boycotts and protests and to take legal action against the measure.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2008/02/25/south_africa_to_allow_elephant_killing/
South Africa to allow elephant killing
February 25, 2008
PRETORIA, South Africa --South Africa said it will allow elephants to be killed to control their population, reversing a 1994 ban and immediately drawing criticism from animal rights activists.
In a government statement given to reporters Monday, killing elephants is described as one way of managing growing populations.
The government in 1994 banned culling the elephant population, but since then, the number of the giant beasts in the country has ballooned from 8,000 to more than 20,000. The new policy becomes official Friday.
Animal rights defenders threatened to call for tourist boycotts and protests and to take legal action against the measure.