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Zimbabwe: Govt to Send Baby Elephants to China in Defiance of International Resolution
Conservation Action, 11 October 2019
A Chinese ground crew has just arrived to prepare 33 baby elephants for imminent shipment to China, according to sources near Hwang National Park. These elephants have been held in… Read more »
One Year On, Zimbabwe's Baby Elephants Still Stuck in Pens
The young elephants that were sold to zoos and parks in Asia are still languishing in confined holding pens in Zimbabwe, a year after being removed from their herds. Concerns are growing for the wellbeing of the animals, aged between about three and six years old, which are trapped in a legal impasse between the Harare government and campaigners.
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Africa: Momentous Decision By Cites To Limit Trade In Wild Caught African Elephants
Humane Society International, 27 August 2019
This momentous decision will save countless elephants from being snatched from their families and natural environment, says Humane Society International at CITES CoP18 in Geneva Read more »
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Africa: No More Exports of Live Elephants - Except 'In Exceptional Circumstances'
Fondation Franz Weber, 27 August 2019
The export of live wild-caught elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana to zoos and circuses beyond the African elephant range has, until now, been legal under international law. The… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Exported Baby Elephants Distraught
Zimbabwe Standard, 21 May 2017
Last year, more than 30 baby elephants were taken out of their natural habitats and with the blessings from the government and the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Authority… Read more »
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Africa: CITES Summit Brings Politics of Conservation to the Fore With AU, EU
RFI, 28 August 2019
Signatory countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have wrapped up their 12-day meeting on regulating animal trade, with agreement on new… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching
VOA, 24 April 2019
An animal orphanage in Zimbabwe is one of the organizations leading efforts to ensure poaching and development do not wipe out the wildlife of the southern African nation. Read more »
InFocus
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In a decision conservationists have hailed as "momentous", the global wildlife trade regulator has agreed to impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe is doubling down as it tries to reduce its high population elephants. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has mentioned Angola as a potential buyer as the country looks to ... Read more »
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The elephant summit scheduled for May 7 will assist authorities to refine the decision on the hunting ban, the government has said. Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which also ... Read more »
