Three weeks after 31 young elephants were exported, presumedly to China, Zimbabwe’s office of the president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, announced the nation would examine its conservation policies. However, no official statement from the President’s office or any other official Zimbabwean source has confirmed this. For those who are familiar with Zimbabwe politics, contradictory messages aren’t entirely out of character. South Africa has banned the capture of elephants from the wild for permanent captivity in 2008. The aircraft appears to have stopped for fuel near Mumbai India and was tracked until it ultimately arrived near Guangzhou, China.

Source: Ethiopian News January 23, 2018 11:03 UTC