Outcry over plan to cull elephants
- List at least five different ways that numbers are used in
this article.
- List and explain at least five words that are used to describe
change in this article.
- Should the elephants be a problem for Africa alone or are
they an international problem? Who are the stakeholders in this
situation?
- What benefits. if any, could the selling of ivory have for
the authorities?
- What are your views on culling in relation to rabbits in
Australia and in Tasmania?
- How does this compare with the problem faced by Kruger National
Park?
- List the differences and similarities between the two cases.
- As a class, use De Bono's Six Thinking Hats strategy to investigate
this dilemma.
- How do you justify your final decision on the matter?
(Written by Jillian Wishart, BTeach student, University of
Tasmania, 2001)
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