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Show African Beasts Protected Signing of the international convention conven-tion to protect the wild animals and vegetation of Africa is expected to preserve much of the wild charm of that country. The convention closely restricts the killing of animals. A large number, grouped In Class A, are to be protected as completely as possible, pos-sible, hunting, killing, and capturing to take place only by special permission, permis-sion, which will be given only in the Interests of science or when essentiar to administration. This covers the gorilla, some antelopes, the zebra, and the elephant when the tusks are small. In Class B are Included animals ani-mals not to be hunted, killed, or captured cap-tured save by special license. These Include the chimpanzee, the giraffe, certain gazelles, the elephant when the tusks are grown, the secretary bird, and the egrets. - - 31 |