Johnny Rodrigues & elephant (ZCTF photo)
26th November 2014
We have received some very disturbing reports of animals being captured in Hwange National Park for export to China. Tourists and visitors to Hwange have complained about this.
Apparently, China has ordered a certain number of animals, amongst which are 30 lions. So far, 34 baby elephants, 7 lions and about 10 sable have been captured and are being held at Mtshibi Capture Unit, 7km from Main Camp. The elephants are between 2 and a half and 5 years old.
Our investigators have seen the animals and tried to take photos, but were not allowed. The security there is very tight. They were told that the animals will be sent by container trucks to Maputo in Mozambique where they will be transferred to a livestock sea freighter and sent on to China.
Why is Zimbabwe stealing from the future generation’s natural resources? The baby elephants quite likely won’t survive the trip and the only crime they have commited is being born in Zimbabwe. They are now being sentenced to a life of inhuman treatment. This is very traumatic, not only for the baby elephants but also for their families. Elephants don’t forget and this is very dangerous for future visitors to Hwange.
We have to try and stop this export from taking place.
––Johnny Rodrigues
Chair, Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force
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please stop this . They need their families like you need yours.
Has the world not cottoned on yet? Robert Mugabe and his cronies ONLY do what is beneficial to Robert Mugabe and his cronies! He will do nothing to help any one or any cause, if there isn’t something in it for him. Corrupt, unscrupulous, greedy, demented, vile human filth!
Stop the transfer of any more elephants from Zimbabwe to China.
Zimbabwe cancel the trade of live caught elephants to Zoos .
Please do not do this. China is one of the the countries stealing Africa’s magnificent animals. They have co human rights at and and even fewer animal rights. God has made you curator of your grandest of all animals and those conniving Chinese have not lifted one finger in effort to save the remaining rhinos and elephants. The carving factories are still working on tusks illegally taken from your country. Stand up to them please, please be the one who stops China..
Elephants should be left alone they are wild animals. To take babies of there mother is as low as it gets.xxx