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Elephant population on the increase

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambia's elephant population has increased from an estimated 9,605 in 1992 to more than 35,000 elephants in 1999, according to news reports on Thursday.

    The National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) attributed the remarkable increase in the elephant population in Zambia to the international ban on the trade in ivory, supplemented by increased logistical support for the anti-poaching operations by the donor community.

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) introduced the ban in 1991 as a measure to try and avoid the near-extinction of the huge mammals

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