Scientists defend elephant culling and contraception plans amid MP pushback
Hunting described as a secondary, not primary, tool MPs also challenged the inclusion of trophy hunting as a possible intervention, arguing it contradicted earlier assurances from the North West Parks and Tourism Board that hunting would not be used as a population management tool.
Task team explains the science behind culling and contraception Professor Sam Ferreira, a large-mammal specialist at SanParks, told the portfolio committee on Tuesday that the task team had modelled 34 management scenarios across the two reserves before recommending a mix of culling, contraception, and translocation.
MPs question why lethal and non-lethal options were treated as equal DA MP Andrew Dirk de Blocq van Scheltinga argued that the task team’s report wrongly placed non-lethal contraception on the same footing as lethal culling.
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