Encore How Long Must Elephants Pay The Ultimate Price with Jane High

In late 2014, approx. 33 young elephant calves were forcefully taken from the wild in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Zim is a signatory to CITES, and Zim Authorities stated that this capture complied with CITES regulations. A group of concerned Zimbabwean citizens state this was not the case, and in contravention under Zimbabwean National Law, The Prevention of Cruelty Act. Animal Welfare Inspectors were denied access to these animals at all stages of the capture, the holding area, and their transfer to China in July 2015. My guest Jane High navigates us through these facts and further, with regard to already ongoing future planned exports of more wild young elephants. With this this breach of National Law, it has become apparent that ZIMPARKS has dealt a itself a mortal blow against effectively defending itself against accusations from the national and international communities.