Killing without proof — the hidden motives behind Madikwe’s elephant cull plans

Killing without proof — the hidden motives behind Madikwe’s elephant cull plans

By Adam Cruise - Daily Maverick Claims of ‘overpopulation’ sound less like science and more like a cover for old practices dressed in ecological rhetoric. Elephants in fenced reserves, like Madikwe in North West, have become a lightning rod in South Africa. Pro-hunting organisations often backed by government agencies claim “overpopulation” and “ecosystem collapse” as justification for lethal measures, yet the scientific evidence provided to the…