Elephants in Kruger National Park in South Africa have doubled in growth and it has set off the balance of the habitat and some of these elephants have invaded nearby farms in the region. So now there is consideration over there to lift a nine year ban that prevented the killing of elephants. This is rather sad.

The Article:

South Africa Weighs Killing "Excess" Elephants in Parks

Leon Marshall in the Kruger National Park
for National Geographic News
November 5, 2004
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20..._elephants.html

But also tells you the greatest threath against nature is lack of habitat for many of it's species, it dosn't matter if you place a species on the protectet list if you don't protect its habitat and food too.

True, its kinda of a tough situation either way you look at it. I just hope they don't kill off too many of these elephants.