Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been ousted as head of the
country’s World Wildlife Fund because of his recent elephant hunting safari in
Botswana.
The Spanish branch of the World Wildlife Fund has ousted King
Juan Carlos as its honorary president - a title he had held since 1968 -
because his recent elephant hunting safari was incompatible with the group’s
goal of conserving endangered species.
The animal charity said in a statement that “although such
hunting is legal and regulated”, it had “received many expressions of distress
from its members and society in general”.
It said members voted in a meeting in Madrid
News of the king’s elephant hunting trip in Botswana
The Spanish royal palace declined to comment on the WWF
announcement.
AP
April 2012: Related earlier article on the King’s
elephant safari.
