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I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. One may say so.

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Birdwatching the Okavango Delta

10,000 Birds

Think of African safaris and many people will naturally envisage herds of elephants and antelope, alongside some of the largest predators in the world. In 2001 I was offered the chance to joint-lead safaris with my good friend Brian Gibson, owner of Capture Africa Safaris , a long established and well-respected Botswana based safari company.

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World Wildlife Fund Removes King Juan Carlos for Elephant Hunting

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King Juan Carlos may be the King of Spain, but he is no longer the honorary president of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Spain due to his hunting and killing of elephants in Botswana, Treehugger reports. From EcoRazzi.

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Fallout Continues Over Juan Carlos' Elephant Hunting Trip

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As Spaniards grapple with severe austerity measures and 24 percent unemployment, their king is dealing with a different kind of pain — extreme embarrassment over public outrage upon his return from an elephant hunt in Africa that cost nearly $60,000, or more than twice the average salary in Spain.

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King Juan Carlos, Honorary Head of World Wildlife Fund Spain, Caught in Elephant Hunt

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King Juan Carlos of Spain, Honorary President of WWF Spain, is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip in Botswana where he was on an elephant hunt. From the Wildlife Extra News. April 2012.

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China Gets to Buy Elephant Ivory

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I don't know how to call this one.will it help or hurt the elephant population in the long run? It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths. Tags: ivory africa CITES poaching china elephants.

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

10,000 Birds

You may have read my recent piece on Birding the Okavango Delta in Botswana here on 10,000 Birds. The forests are also home to Asiatic Elephants and Capped Langur Monkeys. If you did you may have gathered that I have a love affair with that wonderful place. However, I have another ongoing love affair, with India.

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