51.   Colin Strang-Steel said he was consulting lawyers about protecting his animals at Blainslie, Scotland from being killed.

52.   Farmer Colin Strang-Steel said he was consulting lawyers about protecting his animals at Blainslie, Scotland from being killed.

53.   He also criticized the Ukrainian government for not creating laws to protect animals.

54.   He said the National Parks and Wildlife Department had been directed to step up efforts to protect endangered animals.

55.   He was lobbying lawmakers on behalf of a bill that would protect animals such as elephants that are part of entertainment acts, Bollinger said.

56.   Ismail Mahmod of the Wildlife Department said the animals all were protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.

57.   It said the animals are protected under an agreement between the two countries and cannot be shot.

58.   Its defenders claim it is a central part of rural life and necessary to control the fox population and protect farm animals.

59.   Kemp noted, though, that Zairian rebels were cooperating with conservationists to help protect animals.

60.   Most park equipment was looted or destroyed, including vehicles, radios and fuel, leaving wardens with little to protect animals, Swiss-based WWF said.