Africa is home to around 415 000 African elephants – a sobering 30% drop in the last decade and down from 10 million a century ago.
Even though African Elephants are classified as vulnerable to extinction by The International Union for Conservation of Nature , certain positive policies are being ignored.
The Elephant Norms and Standards , which is currently before the NCOP, regulates issues regarding elephant management, including the handling, translocation, hunting, culling and population management. They are often held in inadequate enclosures without adequate food and water; bedding, shelter and living space; mud wallows and bathing pools; mental stimulation; and veterinary care.
Dr Marion Garaï, Chairperson: Elephant Specialist Advisory Group and Trustee: Elephant Reintroduction Trust , recommends the upholding of the national legislation that prohibits the capture and removal of elephants from the wild to captive settings. The DEFF should facilitate the rehabilitation of captive elephants back into free-ranging systems wherever possible, because captive elephants have no conservation value and likely suffer from compromised welfare.
This was the case with the unethical hunting of an elephant in Mohlabetsi River within Balule Nature Reserve in December 2019, which allegedly violated the Animal Protection Act, the Elephant Norms and Standards, and the National Scientific Assessment of Elephant Management. The animal was left to suffer at the hands of an unskilled hunter, who despite at least five shots was unable to deal a shot to the brain, heart or lungs.
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