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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Kenya's Tsavo National Park, 15,600 elephants consume an estimated 2,600 tons of vegetation daily across 16,000 square miles. The Royal National Parks Executive Committee rules out immediate population thinning, with director Col. Mervyn Cowie announcing plans to seek international funds for a sustainability study, emphasizing elephants as world heritage.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Some 15,600 elephants living in 16,000 square miles of Tsavo National Park are eating an estimated 2,600 tons of vegetation daily. But the Royal National Parks Executive Committee has ruled out an immediate campaign to thin out the elephant population.
Col. Mervyn Cowie, parks director, said the government will ask funds from international wildlife organizations to determine how many elephants the park can support. "These vast elephant herds are the world's heritage," he explained.
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Tsavo National Park, Kenya
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no immediate campaign to thin elephant population; plans to seek international funds for capacity study
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15,600 elephants in 16,000 square miles of Tsavo National Park eat 2,600 tons of vegetation daily. Royal National Parks Executive Committee rules out immediate population thinning. Government to request funds from international wildlife organizations to assess park's elephant support capacity. Col. Mervyn Cowie states these herds are the world's heritage.