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Elephant Relocation
This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT.
South Africa has begun an effort to move one-thousand elephants to nearby
Mozambique. The operation is designed to reduce the elephant population in
South Africa's famous Kruger National Park.
Kruger is home to many different kinds of wildlife, including rhinos, buffalo, lions
and leopards. It also has about nine-thousand elephants. Before the relocation
plan, environmental officials had considered killing the elephants to reduce the
population. However, they feared opposition by animal protection groups.
The move is part of a plan to create a huge wildlife park without borders. The
park will include Kruger National Park, a similar area in Mozambique and
Gonarezhou Park in Zimbabwe. The three countries signed an international
agreement last year to create the wildlife park. It will be the first wildlife park to be
established in three countries.
A South African environmental official said the park is the most important animal
protection project in the world today. Officials say the park will be a reality when
there is free movement of visitors and animals across the borders.
The park has been named the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. It will be one of
the world's largest protected areas for wildlife. It will cover thirty-five-thousand
square kilometers of land. It is expected to have many visitors when it opens next
year.
Officials say it will take about three years to move the elephants. Most of the
elephant population in Mozambique was destroyed during a civil war in the
country that ended in Nineteen-Ninety-Two. Mozambique once had one of the
world's fastest growing economies. However, it suffered terrible floods last year.
It remains one of the world's poorest countries.
South African officials say the new wildlife park will help the economy of
Mozambique by providing jobs for people living in or near the park. They say it
will also end barriers that will give the animals more freedom of movement.
Last week, the first group of elephants was moved to the Mozambican side of the
park during a ceremony led by former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Mandela opened the gate on the border between the two countries, giving
the elephants free passage. Mr. Mandela said the park project is also an
example of how to improve relations among nations.
This VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT was written by Cynthia
Kirk.
Passage -1
True, False & Not Given
1. South Africa has begun to design an operation to increase the population
of elephant in SA
2. Kruger National Park is home to various kinds of wildlife.
3. It has exactly Nine Thousand Elephants.
4. Wildlife park has been created by an international agreement.
5. South Africa’s park to the biggest park in world.
Fill Ups
6. The name of the park is __________________
7. It’s expectation is to have _________________
8. New wildlife park will provided __________________ to people.
9. The Germany was led by former___________________
10. The gates were opened to give____________________