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The dueling proposals rcflectdivisions Within Afriea over how to safeguard aspecies |
that has been killed sive numbers by poachers over the past decade_ andto 2一
extent can elephant parts, ineluding ivory Skin and hair be systainabIX traded a8 |
commodities. These issues pit Aouthern African couni 3_《ach 5 Botswana |
and Zimbabwe say commeree will help them pay to conservee ephants, 人hile Kenya,
Gabon, and others that believe even limited trade can fuel demand and drive up llegal
A southern African pro-trade proposal said Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and
jouth _Africa have about 256,000 elephants, or more than half of the total estimate for
Africa. As human populations increase and wildlife habitats shrink, protecting elephants
comes at a big cost, and a closely regulated trade im government-owned stocks of ivory
will helpto_4_theburden
Zambia made a similar proposal, saying elephants are e'
areas for resourcesfind that Zambians would be more _5
_eargedlfrom the sustaiable use ofelephants.
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