Zimbabwe “Will Not Apologize” For Selling Wild Animals To China

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There are thought to be around 80,000 elephants left in Zimbabwe, such as these in Hwange National Park. paula french/Shutterstock

Last year it was reported that Zimbabwe had started to sell young elephants to China, apparently in a bid to raise some much-needed cash to help fund conservation programs in their national parks. This practice brought international outcry, especially when pictures emerged of the juvenile elephants showing signs of distress while being housed in holding pens.