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18 elephants to be flown to US zoos as drought puts pressure on Swaziland wildlife
2016-02-26 11:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eighteen elephants, due to be culled because the intense drought in southern Africa has left a national park in Swaziland without food, could be flown to zoos in the US. It is hoped that moving them will give endangered rhinos more chance of survival. The three male and 15 female elephants from parched Hlane national park are being held temporarily by a local conservation group pending a court case brought by US animal welfare groups concerned about their export. But they are planned to be...
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