South African elephants could be culled

South African elephants could be culled in terms of the Draft Norms and Standards for Elephant Management (DN&S) released Wednesday, but only once other options had been considered.Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk made the announcement at the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape, at the release of the DN&S for public comment.”And the standard itself is that: Culling may be used to reduce the size of an elephant population subject to due consideration of all other population management options,” said the minister.
“I want to emphasise that each proposed intervention will have to be part of a site-specific integrated management plan that is subject to stakeholder consultation and approval by the Minister or relevant MEC as the case may be.”
Growing numbers of elephants, in game reserves with finite space, are known to put a strain on the biodiversity of these areas.