African Elephant is a species which more than most others is able to change its own habitat. High densities of elephants can cause excessive damage to forest and bush areas causing again interference with conditions for other species. Population control seems to be the only solution for a sustainable management of elephants in such areas. In some areas the latter solution has been executed, simply by using medical pregnancy prevention for elephant cows. Colleagues, to manage nature in a responsible way we must respect the principles of nature, and distinguish between need of the civilised man and need of wild creatures.
Nature is no hospital nor a museum of stuffed plants and trees.
Every second millions of tonnes of material is turned from one state to another. This very process is what biodiversity is really about.