11.   The first is to try to recreate the conditions under which the elephant population naturally limited its size.

12.   The ivory trade dried up, and elephant populations have shown only modest declines ever since.

13.   The three, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, have large elephant populations and solid conservation records.

14.   While elephant populations may be in danger elsewhere on the continent, they are not in southern Africa.

15.   An annual growth of five percent in the elephant population in Hwange has been attributed to the many manmade watering holes that draw water from deep underground.

16.   Another vote was expected Thursday on whether to downgrade abundant southern African elephant populations to Appendix II, allowing controlled trade in species and their byproducts.

17.   Assam forest minister Nagen Sharma blamed the problem on an increase in the elephant population and declining habitat for them.

18.   Critics say the resurgence of the elephant population is damaging the environment and crops.

19.   Hwange is known for its healthy elephant population.

20.   Ivory Coast, named for its once-flourishing elephant population, can barely support a game park.