Government says culling is a 'last resort' population control option
(NEWSER) - South Africa will lift its 1994 ban on elephant culling, sparking outrage among animal rights activists, the Guardian reports. Killing animals will remain "the option of last resort, acceptable only under strict conditions," said the environment minister. He added that managing the elephant population, which has grown to 20,000 from 8,000 since the ban was instated, "has been devilishly complex." More»
