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An Elephant Extermination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

J. C. Haigh ,
I. S. C. Parker ,
D. A. Parkinson  and
A. L. Archer
J. C. Haigh
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W0, Canada.
I. S. C. Parker
Affiliation:
Wildlife Services Limited, P.O. Box 30678, Nairobi, Kenya
D. A. Parkinson
Affiliation:
Seago & Parkinson, P.O. Box 30011, Nairobi, Kenya
A. L. Archer
Affiliation:
Wildlife Services Limited, P.O. Box 30678, Nairobi, Kenya.
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By 1973 the last populations of the Bush Elephant (Loxondonta africana africana) in the Republic of Rwanda comprised two small groups of ca 70 animals each. Both were surrounded by expanding human settlement which caused rising conflict between Elephants and Man. Eventually the elephants' removal became imperative. Adults (103) and unweaned immatures (3) were therefore shot.

Type
Main Papers
Information
Environmental Conservation , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , Winter 1979 , pp. 305 - 310
Copyright
Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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