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  • They are the most majestic of animals, but the African elephants is an endangered species.

  • There are, by some estimates only a few 100,000 of them left in the wild.

  • So from now on, it will be prohibited to sell baby elephants to zoos around the world about time too, according to leading conservation groups.

  • If you imagine what happens when a young elephant is taken away from its family in the wild, shipped to a foreign country to live in an alien environment for the rest of its life having most people now agree that that's inappropriate most but not everyone.

  • Zimbabwe, the world's biggest exporter, voted against the move, as did the United States.

  • The European Union only came on board late in the day after reassurances elephants will be allowed to move from one zoo to another.

  • This definitely is a win for the chicks to try and keep elephants in Africa where they belong is still there way disappointed that there was a compromise which may provide Lee pulls on DDE.

  • We need to just be vigilant about that.

  • The sale of some baby elephants will be allowed under exceptional circumstances and only with international approval.

  • So not a complete ban.

  • But this has been described as a significant victory in the fight to save the African elephant.

  • So from now on, it will be prohibited to sell baby elephants to zoos around the world way disappointed that they was a compromise.

  • We're disappointed that there was a compromise which may provide loopholes on dhe way.

  • Need to just be vigilant about that.

  • The sale of some baby elephants will be allowed under exceptional circumstances that this has been described as a significant victory in the fight to save African elephants.

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They are the most majestic of animals, but the African elephants is an endangered species.

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