Co-founded Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force Cheryl Ann Rodrigues, 59, instrumental in making the Cecil the lion poaching case known worldwide in mid-2015, died in Harare, Zimbabwe, on March 29, 2016. “We have lost one of the best conservationists on this earth,” e-mailed Johnny Rodrigues, her husband of 41 years, who with his wife cofounded the […]
Cecil-the-lion killer Walter James Palmer walks
But photo safari guide killed by lion in destabilized population paid the ultimate price HARARE, Zimbabwe––Zimbabwe environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri on October 12, 2015 announced that Minneapolis dentist Walter James Palmer, 55, will not be charged for killing Cecil the lion during an early July 2015 trophy hunt. Cecil had been perhaps the most photographed […]
Update re: Baby elephants captured for export to China
8th December 2014 UPDATE ON ELEPHANTS CAPTURED FOR EXPORT Further to our last report, http://wp.me/p4pKmM-WQ, we have now been informed that 36 elephants have been captured for export to China. Of the 36, one has already died and the meat was shared out between the people at the boma. We are extremely distressed that the […]
Baby elephants abducted for export to China
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 […]