“Zimbabwe’s once thriving wildlife and tourism industry is under serious threat as authorities continue to kill elephants and other animals at an alarming rate.” - SW Radio Africa

“On the Eastern shoreline of the Sengwa basin, Dave came across 2 baby elephants that appeared to have been abandoned. One was very thin but alive and the other had been speared and butchered to death.” - SW Radio Africa

“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

“Individuals and some organisations in Zimbabwe continue to defy laws that are meant to protect wildlife and the environment in their pursuit of foreign currency. The latest breach of the law resulted in 4 elephant dying out of a group of 15 that were separated from their family units last month. The wild ?eles? had been darted and transported to a holding area. This is despite regulations in Zimbabwe?s National Parks Act that do not allow wild elephant to be domesticated.” - SW Radio Africa

“I have recently returned from a trip to Kariba where I saw several elephants that had been unfortunate enough to wander into wire snares in Bumi Hills and Mapongola Hills. With the decline of the economy, more and more snares are being laid to capture animals for food and poaching is on the increase because the locals are starving and will do anything to obtain food. The snares are probably not intended for the elephants but they are causing great suffering and painful lingering deaths amongst these majestic lumbering beasts.” - SW Radio Africa