“Marauding elephants that escaped from the Hwange National Park, an animal sanctuary in rural southwestern Zimbabwe, are destroying any hopes among peasant farmers of a moderately successful harvest. ” - IRIN Africa
“The Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is spending about US$25 000 per month on water game supply for elephants alone at the Hwange National Park as the species’ population increases, it has been learnt.” - allAfrica.com
“Two British tourists were killed and another seriously injured by a rampaging elephant in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, reports said.” - The Sydney Morning Herald
“Zimbabwe government wildlife officials have blacklisted a conservation group that has raised millions of rands to save animals in the Hwange National Park, one of Africa’s great game reserves.” - IOL
“The news of the capture of 12 juvenile elephants by Shearwater Adventures from Hwange National Park is fairly widespread by now. I have just returned from a 3 week trip and was given the distressing information while I was out of the country. I released the story to the media while I was away and now that I am back, I would like to state that the ZCTF is disgusted and disappointed that this cruel practice has been allowed to take place.” - SW Radio Africa
“During the capture operation in the 14 000 square kilometre Hwange National Park, game-capture specialists working for Victoria Falls-based tourism operator Shearwater Adventures isolated 12 elephants from family groups, darted the animals and removed them to holding bomas to be trained for use in captivity.” - IOL
