Elephant culling plan in South Africa faces backlash over welfare concerns

Elephant culling plan in South Africa faces backlash over welfare concerns

Animal welfare groups in South Africa are pushing back against a local government plan to allow culling and trophy hunting to reduce elephant numbers in Madikwe Game Reserve.   According to the North West Parks and Tourism Board, which oversees the 75,000-hectare (185,000-acre) wildlife conservation area in the country’s north, the elephant herd has grown […]