More than 80 young elephants are being held in a capture facility in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, with upcoming plans to send 27 elephants to Thailand and 60 to China. Zimbabwe officials have acknowledged launching an effort to sell young elephants—which they say can bring $40,000 to $60,000 each—to foreign buyers. Will Travers, President of Born Free Foundation, states that Born Free is closely monitoring the situation and that the organization has “written to all EU member states asking them to adopt the same position as the French: no live imports from Zimbabwe.”
Link: National Geographic