Hwange National Park animals being sent to North Korea

Hwange animals being sent to North Korea

May 2010. Wildlife Extra has received information that, in accordance with a Presidential Decree, two of every species of animal in Hwange National Park are to be captured and sent to a zoo in North Korea. According to the report, the animals will include two eighteen month old elephant calves. It is believed that this is a "gift" from the President of Zimbabwe to the President of Korea.

Capture and spotting teams have been seen in Hwange and there have been reports of armed men standing around key waterholes waiting for the game to appear so they can radio the information back to the capture teams. There have also been reports of National Parks vehicles towing cages around.

A National Parks informant has confirmed that the animals are being kept in quarantine in bomas at Umtshibi in Hwange National Park and will leave for Korea very soon. Elephant experts do not think there is much chance that the 2 young elephants will survive the trip.

Courtesy of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force. Please help them if you can.