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i i 6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 31,1990 Section Two A Friend of the Elephant Addresses Rotary by Lorna Miller Michael Hackenburger, co-owner of the Bowmanville Zoo was the entertaining guest speaker at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club Luncheon on January 25. Mr. Hackenburger's topic was "Elephants: In Zoos, and In the Wild." And he described described the role they play in man's life around the globe. Largest Land Mammal "Elephants are the largest largest land mammal in the world," said Mr. Hackenburger, Hackenburger, who in conjunction with Leslie Pon Tell, now owns the Bowmanville Zoo. It's the largest privately-owned Zoo in North America. Although Mr. Hackenburger Hackenburger loves elephants, he admits admits that they can be "pretty weird" at times. Nevertheless, there is a bond between elephant and man that goes back to mythology. mythology. Elephants have been used through the ages as ceremonial vehicles for princes and kings or war machines for conquering armies. armies. They are still used today today in the logging of teak wood in Thailand. The logging elephants, which are of the Asian variety, variety, are paid $32.00 per day while the teak they remove from the forests in one day sells for up to $5,000. The use of elephants in logging was started by the British Raj. The grace of the elephant, combined with his immense strength, enabled him to move through the dense forests and remove a fallen tree without damaging damaging the underbrush and surrounding surrounding trees. Logging, along with opi um, became the two main exports from Thailand in this century. Last Two Species The Asian elephant and the African elephant are the last two remaining species of their kind on earth. These are the last of an original 350 species that evolved from the mists of time, only to be swallowed up in the fog of extinction over ■ millions millions of years. The woolly mammoth became extinct just 11,000 years ago - a relatively relatively short time in the history history of an animal that goes back- well over 100 million years. Elephants in a zoo are a very lucrative commodity, Mr. Hackenburger told the Rotary Club audience. People People just love to see the elephants elephants and they are used to howdah rides for Thousands of trees are what self- ipecting zoo or circus rid do without the Michael Hackenberger, co-owner of the Bowmanville Zoo, was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club Luncheon last week. Michael spoke on "The Business of Elephants Elephants . Here, Club President Pat Mothersill thanks Michael for coming to address address the Rotanans. provide guests. In addition, respecting zoo _ Id do without the performing performing elephants? Earn Their Keep . "Elephants cost $20,000 a year to feed," said Mr. Hack- engurger, "But, our elephants elephants earned in excess of $120,000 for a 20-day stint at the CNE this year, so they can pay their way." Mr. Hackenburger gave a good chunk of that $120,000 to a conservationist group that saves elephants and other endangered species. "The animal itself is valuable. valuable. Someone offered me $200,000 for our male Asian elephant, but I didn't want to sell him," he said. There are only 20,000 Asian elephants left in the world ana 500,000 African elephants. Five years, ago there were one million African African elephants, but we are losing 100,000 of these magnificent magnificent anachronisms eveiy year to poachers and hunters. hunters. With the regulation of the ivory trade, countries that stockpile ivory, hastening hastening the extinction of the elephant, elephant, are finding it harder to sell ivory on the open market. "If we can make ivory ivory an unprofitable commodity, commodity, then these countries will stop the senseless killing of these magnificent creatures for their tusks," Mr. Hackenburger Hackenburger states. Lack Food With the encroachment of man into the African veldts, the elephant is being hard-pressed to find food enougn to live on. It takes at least 600 pounds of fodder, a day to feed a single elephant. elephant. And, because grazing is becoming limited, they are eating the trees and causing irreparable damage to forests. "These animals are now being shot and canned by transported canning canning factories that drive into an area, kill elephants and can them on the spot. "Elephants "Elephants walk into the van and canned elephant comes out the back, says Mr. Hackenburger. BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 100TH. ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE COINS NOW AVAILABLE FOR $2.00 AT THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS: BOWMANVTTI ,E HOOPER'S JEWELLERS LTD. 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With their careful planned parenthood programs, the zoos breed only those animals animals that they can take care of themselves or that they can get a home for in another another zoo. And, these zoo animals animals may be the last of their species in 40 years if nothing is done to prevent their loss in the wild. "Baby elephants create a crowd," says Mr. Hackenburger, Hackenburger, who definitely loves elephants. He speaks with pride of his own favourite elephant, elephant, Vance. "I want to thank all the people of Bowmanville Bowmanville who expressed interest interest in Vance when he broke his leg last summer. Without the help of so many people he might not be here today," he added. Vance is one of two elephants elephants to ever recover from an accident such as this, and Michael Hackenburger is openly thrilled that he did. Mr. Hackenburger concluded concluded his talk with a cautioning cautioning word that should give us pause for thought. "Unless man takes responsibility responsibility for his world, we are going to lose more species, forever. Until the conservation conservation process becomes part of business ethics, elephants and other endangered species species will be in peril." Tom Little introduced the guest speaker and John Manuel Manuel thanked him. Councillor for Whitby Named New Chairman For C.L.O.C.A. Mr. Joseph Bugelli, Councillor for and a businessman businessman in, the Town of Whitby, was acclaimed as Chairman of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority for 1990, at the Authority's annual meeting held on Tuesday, January 16th. This will be Mr. Bugel- li's fourth year, as Chairman. Acclaimed [jfas^ Vice- Chairman wad'Jack Wilèÿi a Councilor for the 'City of Oshawa. 1 F ! J : J: In addition to Messrs. Bugelli and Wiley the Authority's Authority's 1990 Executive Committee includes: Mr. Ron Clemens, a provincial appointee; Mr. Joe Dickson, Councillor for the Town of Ajax; Mr. Joe Drumm, Councillor Councillor for the Town of Whitby; Whitby; Mr. T. McCarl, a provincial provincial appointee and Mr. Bob Mitchell, Councillor with the Town of Pickering. Other members of the 1990 Authority are: C.R. Batten, Councillor for the Town of Whitby; Y. Christie, Councillor for the Township of Scugog; P. Deegan, Councillor Councillor for the Town of Newcastle; Newcastle; G. Gies, a provincial appointee; L. Hannah, Councillor for the Town of Newcastle; I. Harrell, Councillor Councillor for the City of Oshawa; J. Kolodzie, Councillor for the City of Oshawa; and E. Marks, a provincial appointee. appointee. Guests at the annual meeting were: Mr. Ron Hanter, MPP; Mr. Allan Furlong, MPP; Mr. Mike Breaugh MPP; representatives representatives of the Provinci al Ministry Ministry of Natural Resources; Regional Chairman Gary Herrema and Don Evans, Chief Administrative Onicer, Onicer, Region of Durham; and Mayors Allan Pilkey; Wayne Arthurs; and Jim Witty. In his remarks to the meeting Mr. Bugelli noted that ns conservation authorities authorities leave the 1980's they take with them the paradox of an increasing population to service, and an increasing range of services to provide, but with declining financial resources. 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