WWF in favour of elephant culling in South Africa, is Asia next ?

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Original Message Source: <Animal_net> Herma Calen

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South Africa Should Consider Elephant Cull - WWF

(with 'allies' like that animals don't really need enemies)

 

http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/40499/story.htm

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As this unfortunate news breaks in with headers such as above

signalling that there are strong chances that India could be the

next target for aisan elephant cullings if we are to believe the

likes of WWF and many experts, who have been time and again trying

to stress on the commercial culling of elephants in India and

allegedly lobbying with some state forest departments.

 

Commercial culling in India which was suggested by a noted veteran

elephant expert Dr. Dhirti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury couple of months

back was discussed and debated on AAPN and also a polular news

magazine in India, 'The India Today' (Bengali).

 

In the last Asia for Animals Conference the question, whether he

agrees to the views of Dr.Dhirtikanta was put across to Mr. Vivek

Menon of Wildlife Trust of India by and the answer

from him was a NO!

 

Eminent elephant expert from India Mr. Kishor Chaudhuri is also

against any culling of wild elephants in India, Mr. Kishor is

presently involved in many such projects of human-elephant conflicts

on the ground and feels that it is unnecessary in India to to go for

culling.

There are many other experts who have also voiced their opinions

informally against commercial culling of elephants.

 

One area that has not been explored though is that whether WWF-India

is 'for' or 'aganist' this considering that it gets a nod in South

Africa.

 

With this news pouring in now about South Africa, the Asian

Elephants here deserve some serious attention, at least now !

 

Azam Siddiqui

 

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