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When conservation science puts a price on an elephant’s death

The renewed Madikwe elephant controversy raises a question extending far beyond culling. When a senior SANParks scientist speaks of economic opportunities arising from elephants selected for killing…

  • SANParks specialist Sam Ferreira presented elephant population management strategies.
  • Strategies include contraception, translocation, and lethal removal for 34 scenarios.
  • Economic value of elephant death raises conservation debate.

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