The eight elephants destined for zoos in Sydney and Melbourne have been in quarantine in Thailand since last October. After months of S36 ______ Australia’ s environment minister, Ian Campbell, has approved their S37 ______ and they are due to arrive later this year.
Wildlife campaigners have insisted that scientific S38 ______ has proved that elephants in zoos don’t S39 ______ well and suffer a wide range of health problems. On top of that, it’ s claimed they die at a younger age than those living in the S40 ______ or kept in parks. Nicola Beynon from the Humane Society International is hoping legal action here in Australia will force the government to S41 ______its decision.
Nicola Beynon:" S42 ______are exceptionally disappointed with this decision. S43 ______and we’re launching an appeal in the administrative appeals tribunal."
The government in Canberra is allowing these Asian elephants into Australia as part of a S44 ______. S45 ______. It’ s estimated that fewer than 34,000 now remain across a dozen countries. S44
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conservation program which it believes will help safeguard t......