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These countries maintain that legal culling is necessary to protect the elephant and that sales of ivory provide useful finance for

conservation measures. Cameroon is trying to produce an African

consensus resolution by the end of this month.

E. J. Hughes

E J Hughes

Maritime, Aviation and

Environment Department

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