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“Owners are complaining they can no longer afford to keep the great symbol of wealth which graces the streets as well as the forests of the sub-continent. An amendment to India?s Wildlife Protection Act which prohibits the sale or purchase of elephants not registered with the forestry authorities is being enforced. ?This law is a bit complicated as often people wanting to sell their captive elephants cannot provide original records of the animals,? said Sushant Chowdhury, who heads a unit on elephant research at the state-run Wildlife Institute of India.” - Daily Times

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