(Posted 01st June 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Sheree Bega, Mail & Guardian (South Africa), May 29, 2026 |
| Deputy Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Narend Singh has insisted that elephant culling in South Africa will remain a “last resort”. But MPs and animal welfare groups warned that official delays, weak governance and failures to implement humane alternatives are creating the conditions that could later be used to justify it. “Culling is one of the options but it is a last resort option,” Singh told parliament’s portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and the environment last week. |
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