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Because of their size and visible effects on vegetation, Kruger Park’s elephants are a highly emotive subject, fuelling acrimonious debates, cries of ‘too many elephants’ and ‘Kruger has an elephant problem’ followed by demands for ‘unavoidable culling’. The reality is far mor.
18 Elephants on a Plane: Move From Swaziland to U.S. Is Criticized
In 2003, animal and elephant welfare groups opposed a plan to move 11 elephants from this group in Swaziland to the United States.Credit.Zoological Society of San Diego
Feb. 2, 2016
More than a dozen elephants from southern Africa are being moved to American zoos, a plan that critics say will imperil the animals.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service last month approved the transfer of the 18 African elephants from Swaziland to three destinations: the Dallas Zoo; the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas; and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha. A statement from the wildlife service said the animals were threatened by habitat destruction and drought in Swaziland and were scheduled to be culled.