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| Here in Botswana, where trophy hunting was banned in 2014, the elephant population has exceeded the country’s carrying capacity by 300%. They are now susceptible to species collapse due to drought or competition with humans. Is there no solution apart from promoting or banning trophy hunting (Letters, 21 December)?Gontse KgosiemangGaborone, Botswana | Here in Botswana, where trophy hunting was banned in 2014, the elephant population has exceeded the country’s carrying capacity by 300%. They are now susceptible to species collapse due to drought or competition with humans. Is there no solution apart from promoting or banning trophy hunting (Letters, 21 December)?Gontse KgosiemangGaborone, Botswana |
| • Hopefully, the passing of Christmas means we’ll not hear more spurious claims linking it to supposed pagan festivals. Those claims were first made by Puritan preachers in the 17th century to undermine what they saw as a Catholic celebration. There was no evidence for it then and none now.Dr Michael ParaskosLondon | • Hopefully, the passing of Christmas means we’ll not hear more spurious claims linking it to supposed pagan festivals. Those claims were first made by Puritan preachers in the 17th century to undermine what they saw as a Catholic celebration. There was no evidence for it then and none now.Dr Michael ParaskosLondon |
| • David Hutchinson reminds us of the origins of the Red Flag, but it was not O Tannenbaum Jim Connell had in mind (Letters, 22 December). He preferred the more difficult Jacobite tune the White Cockade, as delivered by Billy Bragg and Dick Gaughan in 1990.Mike SheaffPlymouth | • David Hutchinson reminds us of the origins of the Red Flag, but it was not O Tannenbaum Jim Connell had in mind (Letters, 22 December). He preferred the more difficult Jacobite tune the White Cockade, as delivered by Billy Bragg and Dick Gaughan in 1990.Mike SheaffPlymouth |
| • In Lincolnshire the village of Toft next Newton lies three-quarters of a mile south-east of the village of Newton by Toft (Letters, 24 December). Nowhere else need exist.Tony MeacockNorwich | • In Lincolnshire the village of Toft next Newton lies three-quarters of a mile south-east of the village of Newton by Toft (Letters, 24 December). Nowhere else need exist.Tony MeacockNorwich |
| • Hollywood and Egypt have their place, but you have to visit Devon to find Holy City. God’s own county or what?Knighton BerryTaunton, Somerset | • Hollywood and Egypt have their place, but you have to visit Devon to find Holy City. God’s own county or what?Knighton BerryTaunton, Somerset |
| • And Hebron is in Northumberland.Dorothy MitchellSunderland | • And Hebron is in Northumberland.Dorothy MitchellSunderland |
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