Zoo trade in baby elephants banned internationally

Zoo trade in baby elephants banned internationally

By Denton Daily A near-total ban on taking baby African elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved at a meeting in Geneva. Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) decided to tighten the rules after days of...
Baby elephant sales rake in US$3,2m (Zimbabwe)

Baby elephant sales rake in US$3,2m (Zimbabwe)

By Newsday The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) raked in over US$3,2 million in the sale of 101 baby elephants to China and the United Arab Emirates between 2016 and this year. The proceeds have reportedly gone into the capacitation of...