Sunday, July 5, 2015

More Zim baby elephants flown to captivity in Chinese zoos

HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE - After nearly 10 months in captivity in bomas inside the Hwange National Park, some of the 27 baby elephants, some lion cubs and one leopard which were captured by Zimbabwean authorities for export to Chinese zoos were on Saturday transported by road to Harare International Airport. They are, as of today (Sunday), reported to have been loaded onto an Emirates Airlines aircraft bound for Dubai where a connecting 12 hour flight awaits them to China where they will be shared among two zoos. The exact number of animals moved is yet to be established. Newly found evidence suggests that 12 baby elephants and 2 lion cubs are already in China - having been flown out in two batches in December 2014 and January this year. The elephants were transported by Western Transport, a long-established haulage company located close to the corner of Birkenhead Road and Josiah Chinamano Streets in Belmont heavy industrial sites in Bulawayo. It also operates in South Africa, operating a large fleet which trades as Wes-Trans Trucking and is registered in Gauteng.
Some of the Western Transport trucks used to ferry the elephants to Harare last night
A Western Transport truck loaded with containers inside which the baby elephants, aged between 2 and 5 at the time of their capture, will endure the journey to abusive captivity China. Posted by: African Environmental Police
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2 comments:

  1. ShirlgirlJuly 5, 2015 at 1:58 PM

    I cannot believe this is happening to these beautiful animals. They are going to a life of abuse and torture. Please for the sake of these babies and their future stop this sort of thing happening to them or to others that might follow in the future. It is heartbreaking and the wildlife of the world should be just that. Without them the world is going to be destroyed by mankind what is that to look forward to for our future generations.

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  2. UnknownMarch 2, 2016 at 1:52 AM

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