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Cecil the lion, whose death at the hands of hunters in Zimbabwe prompted worldwide outrage, may be commemorated by a bronze statue at the entrance to the park where he lived. A conservation group has announced it wants to erect a life-sized statue of Cecil at Hwange National Park. Cecil was shot in July by […]
By Johnny Rodrigues STATEMENT – I would like to sincerely apologise for my last report where I stated that Jericho had been killed. I have now discovered that he is alive and well. The cubs are also doing well. Yesterday, I received a phone call from a journalist who had just been to Hwange National […]
Zimbabwe has shipped 24 elephant calves to China, in a move that has angered animal rights groups who described the export as “extremely cruel”.
HARARE – A plan by the Zimbabwean authorities to sell baby elephants to foreign buyers has set off a firestorm of debate in the southern African country and among international animal rights activists.
At Taiyuan Zoo, where Chinese animal lovers filmed the plight of the little lone elephant behind bars, another that came from Zimbabwe died soon after its long and difficult journey. The elephants arrived during a winter of record cold temperatures.
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force has announced the tragic death of renowned wildlife activist Steve Kok who is thought to have been killed by a wild buffalo in Charara on Thursday. Steve drove off into the bush late on Thursday afternoon to try and locate a wounded buffalo. According to reports, the buffalo had lost one of its legs due to a snare wound.