https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68398675
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Bangladesh's critically endangered wild elephants have received a court order
banning their adoption and protecting them from exploitation.
Animal rights groups welcomed the High Court suspension of all licences, so
young Asian elephants can no longer be captured and taken into captivity.
Some of the animals have been used for begging, circuses or street shows.
There are now only about 200 of the elephants in Bangladesh, with about half of
those living in captivity.
The country used to be one of the major homes for the Asian elephant but
poaching and habitat loss has caused a marked decrease in their numbers.
Under the previous scheme, young elephants could be taken into captivity where
the forestry department issued licenses to logging groups who would use the
animals to haul logs. Others ended up in circus groups. Such exploitation broke
the terms of the licences, the court said."
Via
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https://theprogressnetwork.org/human-genome-research-diversity/
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