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Jaldapara Elephant Safaris Halted to Thwart Rhino Poachers
Animals  (tags: animals, rhinos, poaching, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 47 days ago - ecoworldly.com
The recent rhino poaching incidents in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary have prompted officials to discontinue its popular elephant safaris.
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Gorilly Girl (371)
Sunday October 25, 2009, 1:59 pm
Oh let me just guess before reading the story...some are posing as tourists to find out the whereabouts of the rhinos huh...I knew it...LOL

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CaroleNoEmails NO EMAILS (47)
Sunday October 25, 2009, 3:09 pm
This is sickening, but I have a cunning plan (Baldrick).. Why not set up a false safari and take the poachers on that. Then, when they return to shoot, a team is ready to make arrests! I bet they've never tried it, and I bet it would produce convictions. There's a petition to help the rhinos at:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-rhino-from-being-sold-to-hunters
 
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